Ankur Jain awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship
Whitehead Institute member and assistant professor of biology receives one of the most prestigious non-governmental awards for early-career scientists.
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Two from MIT elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2019
Sangeeta Bhatia and Richard Young recognized for their contributions to “advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.”
MIT Society of Women Engineers celebrates 40 years
For four decades, one of MIT’s largest undergraduate organizations has served as a community of women empowerment and diversity in STEM fields.
Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure
“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.
Yearlong hackathon engages nano community around health issues
Hacking Nanomedicine kicks off a series of events to develop an idea over time.
School of Engineering second quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past quarter.
Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications.
3 Questions: The fact finders
Lydia Snover and her Institutional Research team gather data to help the Institute to study itself.
Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage
Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets.
Tissue model reveals how RNA will act on the liver
Studies could speed the development of new treatments for liver disease.
A better way to measure cell survival
New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells.
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
Radha Mastandrea, Katie O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson, and Crystal Winston will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
With these nanoparticles, a simple urine test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia
Results could also indicate whether antibiotics have successfully treated the infection.
A new way to provide cooling without power
Device developed at MIT could provide refrigeration for off-grid locations.