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Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2023

Joshua Angrist, Gang Chen, Catherine Drennan, Dina Katabi, Gregory Stephanopoulos, and seven additional alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research.

May 11, 2023

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Gene-editing technique could speed up study of cancer mutations

With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.

May 11, 2023

3 cartoony green microbes ride a raft made of shell on a blue ocean. One microbe has a telescope to look ahead. A sign in the water says they are heading towards to the “Ocean.”

Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

May 11, 2023

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Seychelle Vos and Hernandez Moura Silva named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars

The program supports early-career faculty who have strong potential to become leaders in their fields and to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

May 9, 2023

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Training machines to learn more like humans do

Researchers identify a property that helps computer vision models learn to represent the visual world in a more stable, predictable way.

May 9, 2023

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An unprecedented view of gene regulation

MIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before.

May 8, 2023

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Research pulled Michael McDonald in and it won’t let go

Since his first encounter with a research telescope, the astrophysics professor hasn't slowed in his quest to understand the behavior of galaxies.

May 7, 2023

Under a large tent, Sally Kornbluth, casually dressed, smiles and waves while standing next to a performer on stilts wearing bright red and blue clothing.

With music and merriment, MIT celebrates the inauguration of Sally Kornbluth

Thousands packed Killian and Hockfield courts to enjoy student performances, amusement park rides, and food ahead of Inauguration Day.

April 30, 2023

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President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT

A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.

April 28, 2023

A dark map shows Boston/Cambridge. Thousands of dots cover the image, ranging from dark red, pink, white, light blue, and dark blue. An inset chart says, “Diversity change (Oct ’21 — Apr ’19),” and has the color chart show more diverse (blue) and less diverse (red).

Study: Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions

Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities.

April 28, 2023

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Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.

April 25, 2023

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Martin Wainwright named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Widely recognized leader in statistics and machine learning to succeed Munther Dahleh.

April 24, 2023

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Exploring the bow shock and beyond

PhD student Rishabh Datta seeks further understanding of astrophysical phenomena.

April 24, 2023

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Neuroscientists identify cells especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s

Neurons that form part of a memory circuit are among the first brain cells to show signs of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.

April 19, 2023

Normand Desrochers in a lab with a white lab coat, black gloves and clear goggles, tying a clear plastic bag of plastics to be recycled.

Recycling plastics from research labs

With sustainability in mind, MIT’s EHS Lab Plastics Recycling Program gathers clean plastics from 212 MIT labs, recycling some 280 pounds per week.

April 18, 2023

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Gene-editing technique could speed up study of cancer mutations

Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles

Seychelle Vos and Hernandez Moura Silva named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars

Training machines to learn more like humans do

An unprecedented view of gene regulation

Research pulled Michael McDonald in and it won’t let go

With music and merriment, MIT celebrates the inauguration of Sally Kornbluth

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT

Study: Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions

Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Martin Wainwright named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Exploring the bow shock and beyond

Neuroscientists identify cells especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s

Recycling plastics from research labs

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