Portal to another world An expert in medieval literature, Arthur Bahr is working toward a book on the Pearl-Manuscript — a rare 14th-century document that includes “Pearl” and three other works. March 21, 2022 Read full story →
Nilma Dominique aims to build community and nourish the soul Dominique was one of four honorees recently awarded an MLK Jr. Leadership Award. March 18, 2022 Read full story →
Building communities, founding a startup with people in mind Postdoc Francesco Benedetti strives to make a positive impact — from helping to form supportive student groups to tackling industrial energy waste. March 16, 2022 Read full story →
Jonathan Schwarz appointed director of MIT Institutional Research Former associate director succeeds founding director Lydia Snover; MIT 2022 Quality of Life Survey launches. March 16, 2022 Read full story →
A possible new Covid-19 vaccine could be accessible for more of the world The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies. March 16, 2022 Read full story →
Learning to fly Veteran and PhD student Andrea Henshall has used MIT Open Learning to soar from the Air Force to multiple aeronautics degrees. March 16, 2022 Read full story →
MIT students take first place in the 82nd Putnam Mathematical Competition Math majors win all top five spots and the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize. March 11, 2022 Read full story →
2022 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named Professors Kamrin, Lang, McGee, and Shoulders are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching. March 11, 2022 Read full story →
Using soap to remove micropollutants from water MIT chemical engineers create affordable, sustainable soap-based system to eliminate emerging micropollutants in water. March 9, 2022 Read full story →
Devavrat Shah appointed faculty director of the Deshpande Center In his new role, Shah will help students and faculty bring innovative technologies from the lab to the marketplace. March 7, 2022 Read full story →
New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020 The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact. March 7, 2022 Read full story →
SMART researchers discover unique lysin capable of killing multidrug-resistant bacteria Novel lysin Abp013 has shown promising antimicrobial ability against Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. March 4, 2022 Read full story →
Study reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years. February 28, 2022 Read full story →
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty Seventeen new professors join the MIT community, with research areas ranging from robotics and machine learning to health care and agriculture. February 28, 2022 Read full story →
How to reach a tumbling target in space Experiments aboard International Space Station demonstrate a potential solution for cleaning up orbital debris and repairing damaged satellites. February 25, 2022 Read full story →