SHASS doctoral candidate to join Harvard Society of Fellows Three-year fellowship recognizes exceptional young scholars August 9, 2013 Read full story →
FAQ on report to President Reif regarding MIT and Aaron Swartz MIT assesses its role. July 30, 2013 Read full story →
Phytoplankton social mixers Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings. July 15, 2013 Read full story →
Amar Bose ’51, SM ’52, ScD ’56, Bose Corporation’s founder, has died at 83 Entrepreneur served on faculty for 45 years; championed long-term corporate research. July 12, 2013 Read full story →
Edmund Bertschinger appointed as Institute Community and Equity Officer Physicist has a long track record of leadership on issues of community, equity, inclusion and diversity. June 20, 2013 Read full story →
Making waves Pierre Lermusiaux quantifies uncertainty to develop better ocean simulations. June 12, 2013 Read full story →
MIT energizes theater arts professor Multifaceted Associate Professor Jay Scheib named director of the Theater Arts Department June 5, 2013 Read full story →
Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues. June 4, 2013 Read full story →
Diving into nuclear policy Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service. May 29, 2013 Read full story →
Machine shop builds lifelong skills In its 15th year, the Edgerton Student Shop continues to entice students to build all manner of things May 14, 2013 Read full story →
Finding a gecko in the crowd A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations. May 1, 2013 Read full story →
New five-planet system contains two that are in the ‘habitable zone’ Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth. April 19, 2013 Read full story →
Hop, skip or jump? Study says no to all of the above MIT engineers find that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage. April 17, 2013 Read full story →
NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission $200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets. April 5, 2013 Read full story →