Q&A: John Durant and David Kaiser on spurring public interest in science
Report on novel forms of science engagement raises new questions about outreach.
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Protecting infrastructure with smarter CPS
Saurabh Amin builds resiliency in essential infrastructure networks for transportation, energy, and water distribution.
Media Lab to launch wellness initiative with $1 million Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant
New program, Advancing Wellness, combines academics with on-the-ground initiatives to promote better health at MIT and beyond.
The connector
Munther Dahleh’s expertise in mathematical modeling gives him profound insight into people, and MIT.
Designing better surfaces for energy
Bilge Yildiz explores the dynamics of surfaces to design more resilient materials for applications in high-intensity environments.
John Waugh, Institute Professor emeritus, dies at 85
Chemist pioneered development of NMR spectroscopy, allowing study of molecular structures of solids.
Wyn Kelley sails on the Charles W. Morgan
MIT Melville scholar travels on the last surviving U.S. whaleship from Melville's era.
Making change
PhD student Dina El-Zanfaly studies learning through making — with one eye on her native Egypt.
Making a wire-free future
WiTricity’s wireless charging technology is coming soon to mobile devices, electric cars, and more.
John King, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Innovative researcher and educator was a champion of attacking science problems with “ferocious vigor.”
Mathematical patchwork
Alice Guionnet, an authority on random matrix theory, aims to make sense of huge data sets.
39th MITES class welcomed to MIT
Top high school students from across the country arrive on campus for six-week program