How to beat others to the mathematical punch
New MITx MOOC brings the street fighting approach to solving math problems.
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D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowship applications open
Applications due April 9 for a 12-month program that provides $20,000 to develop sustainable social ventures
Patrick McGovern, founder of McGovern Institute for Brain Research, dies at 76
$350 million gift in 2000 aimed to broaden neuroscientists’ understanding of the human brain.
Five professors named 2014 MacVicar Faculty Fellows
Buongiorno, Lozano-Pérez, Ochsendorf, Paxson, and Prather receive MIT’s top undergraduate teaching honor.
EAPS to host Theodore Madden Symposium and Memorial Service
Daylong event to celebrate the life and work of EAPS professor emeritus Theodore “Ted” Madden
A river of plasma, guarding against the sun
MIT scientists identify a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms.
CEE Research Speed Dating identifies new synergies among faculty and students
New app launched at event maps conference connections in real time.
Speakers at MIT’s 40th annual MLK Breakfast honor King’s legacy
The struggle against racism is far from over, speakers say, but the issues have become subtler.
Martin Schmidt named provost; Cynthia Barnhart named chancellor
Two faculty members named to MIT’s most senior academic posts first arrived at the Institute as students in the early 1980s.
How the ‘Matthew Effect’ helps some scientific papers gain popularity
Fine-grained research shows boost for leading-edge and low-profile work in the life sciences happens after authors are honored.
Robert Alberty, professor emeritus of chemistry and former dean of science, dies at 92
Chemist’s seminal contributions to the thermodynamics and kinetics of biochemical reactions still shape the field, colleagues say.