Myth-busting on YouTube
Postdoc Izabella Pena uses social media to combat the infodemic about the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Professor Wayne O’Neil, linguist and advocate for linguistics in education, dies at 88
Longtime MIT professor and department head also participated in many efforts in support of peace and social justice.
Muscle signals can pilot a robot
CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.
Designing for place and space
Associate professor of architecture Rafi Segal creates projects meant to enhance a sense of community.
Ramachandra Dasari, associate director of the GR Harrison Spectroscopy Lab, dies at 87
MIT scientist for over 50 years was a cherished mentor who published nearly 400 papers on topics from laser science to non-invasive biomedical diagnosis.
Professor Daniela Rus named to White House science council
CSAIL director and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing deputy dean of research will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Professional societies fund future photonics technicians
IEEE, SPIE, and OSA will support students within a new program launched in collaboration with MIT’s Initiative for Knowledge and Innovation in Manufacturing.
Remembering Kenneth Keniston, founder of the MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society
Longtime professor played a major role in encouraging MIT to ask new questions that significantly broadened the Institute’s educational mission.
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.
Professor Emeritus Ulrich Becker, who made major contributions to particle physics, dies at 81
Longtime MIT physicist and mentor created instruments that advanced high-energy physics, including the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the J particle.
In virtual town hall, MIT leadership updates community on Covid-19 responses
Critical research continues, students and staff are receiving support, and contingency planning proceeds for eventual phased reopening.
Titan’s missing river deltas and an Earthly climate connection
Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.
Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music
Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells.
Rolling out remote learning
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT enters a new mode for teaching and learning.
Energy-harvesting design aims to turn high-frequency electromagnetic waves into usable power
Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might help power some portable electronics.