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David Koch during a visit to MIT on Oct. 4 2013 to dedicate the Koch Childcare Center on Vassar Street

David H. Koch, prominent supporter of cancer research at MIT, dies at 79

Alumnus supported pioneering biomedical center, among many Institute causes and activities.

August 23, 2019

Jack Kerrebrock's accomplishments included serving as faculty leader of the Daedalus Project, which developed an aircraft that still holds the world record for human-powered flight.

Jack Kerrebrock, professor emeritus of aeronautics and astronautics, dies at 91

Former department head and associate dean of engineering was an international expert in the development of propulsion systems for aircraft and spacecraft.

July 31, 2019

A cancer cell (blue, center) can elude attack by immune cells (such as these T cells shown in green and red) by sequestering the mutated proteins that would otherwise signal its identity as a "foreign" invader away from the cell’s surface.

Unmasking mutant cancer cells

A new dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy.

July 17, 2019

School of Science announces 2019 Infinite Mile Awards

Ten staff members in the School of Science are recognized for going above and beyond their job descriptions to support a better Institute.

April 2, 2019

MIT researchers found that lung tumors in mice treated with antibiotics (right, purple stain) were much smaller than untreated lung tumors (left).

Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests

Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer.

January 31, 2019

William Oliver says government research funding will have to be augmented with commercialization of quantum computing, and that will require trained scientists and engineers.

Q&A: The talent shortage in quantum computing

William Oliver says a lack of available quantum scientists and engineers may be an inhibitor of the technology’s growth.

January 23, 2019

MIT researchers’ new platform detects and extracts rare circulating tumor cells from live mouse models using a combination of laser excitation and a microfluidic chip.

From microfluidics to metastasis

New platform enables longitudinal studies of circulating tumor cells in mouse models of cancer.

January 21, 2019

X-ray echoes, mapped by NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), revealed changes to the accretion disk and corona of black hole MAXI J1820+070.

Astronomers observe evolution of a black hole as it wolfs down stellar material

Halo of highly energized electrons around the black hole contracts dramatically during feeding frenzy.

January 9, 2019

At the conclusion of Monday’s final presentations for the mechanical design class 2.009, teaching assistants for the class showered the capacity crowd at Kresge Auditorium with confetti, celebrating successful demonstrations of their inventions by eight teams of students.

Student teams design in the face of danger

With water-rescue devices, injury-preventing knives, and more, students launch products that make the world a little safer.

December 11, 2018

Professor Jae Lim (left) worked with Jack Turner extensively on the development of HDTV technology and named this new award to recognize the contributions of Turner and the MIT Technology Licensing Office to the development of MIT intellectual property.

Jack Turner Entrepreneurship Award established to support electronics research

Generous $1 million gift recognizes the collaborations of the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Technology Licensing Office to develop MIT intellectual property.

November 27, 2018