Studying the brain and supporting the mind
At MIT, senior Tarun Kamath has explored neuroscience and science policy, while helping his peers find ways to reduce stress.
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Designing for place and space
Associate professor of architecture Rafi Segal creates projects meant to enhance a sense of community.
Associate Professor Amy Moran-Thomas receives the 2020 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
The award will support the MIT anthropologist's research on the cultural dimensions of climate denialism.
3 Questions: Areg Danagoulian on a new arms control tool and the future of nuclear security
Danagoulian and his research team developed a system that could greatly improve the process for verifying compliance of nuclear warheads.
Shedding light on complex power systems
Senior Research Scientist Marija Ilic is making electric energy systems future-ready.
Alex Shalek wins Edgerton Faculty Award
Professor of chemistry and IMES core member is recognized for his leadership and pioneering spirit.
Taking a new look at ancient books
Classicist Stephanie Frampton traverses disciplines to study how the content and form of writing interacted in the ancient world.
Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in Covid-19 patients
Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections.
Professor Emeritus Arnold Demain, a pioneer in the development of antibiotics, dies at 92
An eminent microbiologist, Demain conducted groundbreaking antibiotics research and mentored hundreds of young scientists.
Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The $90,000 merit-based fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Energy economics class inspires students to pursue clean energy careers
The Electricity Strategy Game is a prominent feature in 15.0201/14.43 (Economics of Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability).
3 Questions: Greg Britten on how marine life can recover by 2050
Committing to aggressive conservation efforts could rebuild ocean habitats and species populations in a few decades.
Meet the first undergraduate users of MIT.nano
Micro/nano processing course fabricates devices in MIT.nano’s facilities.
Thank you for your patients
An unusual synergy between cancer researchers, clinical centers, and industry leads to promising clinical trials for a new combination therapy for prostate cancer.
Pioneering researcher Jonathan Weissman joins Whitehead Institute and MIT
Globally respected cell biologist will be the Whitehead Institute’s inaugural Landon T. Clay Professor of Biology and a professor of biology at MIT.