How brain cells pick which connections to keep
Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
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Tekuma Frenchman designs new marine city in China
School of Architecture and Planning alumni and faculty team up to create an ecologically restorative urban waterfront.
Portraits of mentoring excellence
Committed to Caring honors professors Modiano, Kelly, and Li, and calls for nominations.
Behind the scenes of the Apollo mission at MIT
From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, the Institute was a vital part of history.
MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
Philip Freelon, professor of the practice and champion of diversity in architecture, dies at 66
Noted architect designed landmark civic, cultural, and educational buildings.
Benoit Forget named associate head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Co-leader of the MIT Computational Reactor Physics Group will focus on expanding computational science and engineering activities.
Machine learning for everyone
A new EECS course on applications of machine learning teaches students from a variety of disciplines about one of today’s hottest topics.
MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows announced for 2019
NBA star, Polynesian voyager, mayor of Stockton, California, are among the new cohort working to build bridges between MIT and the world.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors MIT D-Lab with National Design Award
D-Lab noted for its "work to address the daily challenges of poverty through design."
Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web
System automatically writes optimized algorithms to encrypt data in Google Chrome browsers and web applications.
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
Untangling the social dynamics of water
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
Solving equations to design safer ships
David Larson, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering and an avid sailor, models ship-wave interactions to understand how ships behave in severe storms.