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Katie Galloway receives NIH award to develop foundational tools for cellular engineering

Using a combination of stem cell biology, systems biology, synthetic biology, and chromatin engineering, the Galloway lab will define the molecular regulatory rules of cell-fate transitions.

August 13, 2021

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Elsa Olivetti wins 2021 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching

The School of Engineering recognizes the materials scientist's outstanding contributions to education.

August 11, 2021

Mehrdad Jazayeri wants to know how our brains model the external world

Neuroscientist’s studies help reveal how the brain keeps time, makes decisions, and evaluates other people’s actions.

August 11, 2021

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Considering the spiderweb

After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results.

August 10, 2021

Bio-inspired, blood-repelling tissue glue could seal wounds quickly

A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries.

August 9, 2021

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Finding common ground in Malden

Using an untapped resource, the Malden River Project is boosting social resilience along with climate mitigation in the gateway city of Malden, Massachusetts.

August 4, 2021

Knight Science Journalism Program announces 2021-22 fellows

Twenty-one distinguished journalists will probe issues ranging from environmental justice and maternal health to threatened grasslands and endangered megafauna.

August 3, 2021

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Making voting easier for previously incarcerated people

People rarely vote after being incarcerated. Associate Professor Ariel White wonders what can be done about it.

August 2, 2021

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Teenage MIT ninja students

Computer science and engineering majors Guang Cui and Daniel Sun are best friends — and now, alumni of the TV competition “American Ninja Warrior.”

July 29, 2021

Jing Wang, professor of Chinese media and cultural studies, dies at 71

Wang, who founded the China-based media activism nonprofit NGO2.0, taught at MIT since 2001.

July 29, 2021

A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes

Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.

July 28, 2021

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Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

July 28, 2021

Keylime security software is deployed to IBM cloud

Originally developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the technology allows organizations to ensure the security of sensitive data stored in the cloud.

July 27, 2021

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How a sudden stratospheric warming affected the Northern Hemisphere

Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe.

July 22, 2021

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Making it through a pandemic senior year with curiosity and community

Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.

July 19, 2021

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