Identifying optimal product prices
New research describes a price-optimization method to increase online retailers’ revenue, market share, and profit.
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High (achieving) society
The MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 74 distinguished graduates of the Class of 2017.
Heather Kulik: Innovative modeling for chemical discovery
Chemical engineering professor plumbs “vast regions of chemical space.”
MIT map offers real-time, crowd-sourced flood reporting during Hurricane Irma
Via social media, residents can contribute to public map that increases safety and helps response planning.
Mucus’ influence on bacterial behavior
Summer Scholar Gaetana Michelet explores the role mucus plays in protecting people from getting sick.
How neural networks think
General-purpose technique sheds light on inner workings of neural nets trained to process language.
MIT releases endowment figures for 2017
Institute’s pooled investments returned 14.3 percent last year; endowment stands at $14.8 billion.
Maryann Gong named 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree
Gong becomes third MIT student-athlete to be named to Top 30.
J-WAFS awards commercialization grants to develop technologies for water and food solutions
Three new projects and two renewals receive J-WAFS Solutions grant funding for 2017-2018.
Evelyn Wang joins leadership team in MechE
Mechanical engineering alumna and internationally recognized professor is the new associate head of the department.
Two sciences tie the knot
A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.
Fikile Brushett and Florence Wagner named to Chemical and Engineering News “Talented 12”
MIT affiliates recognized for their innovative approaches to energy storage and drug discovery.
For the love of ice: Journeys to the remote and inhospitable
Alison Criscitiello PhD '14 seeks ice cores in inhospitable locations, sometimes camping on ice sheets and sleeping with a shotgun in case of bear attacks.
Lindsey Backman awarded Gilliam Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellows are chosen for their potential to be leaders in their scientific fields and for their commitment to diversity.