Exploring the inner workings of materials
From concrete to cancer cells, Van Vliet brings an engineer’s mindset to the study of biology and materials.
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How to get the message across on climate change
As the science of climate change gets clearer, the public gets more confused. Are there ways to fix that?
What’s next for engineering education?
Dean of Engineering to share his views on engineering education in the face of increasing need for innovative technical leaders.
Forecasting pipe fractures
MIT simulation accurately reconstructs pipe fractures formed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident.
Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet
New data reveals a ‘super-Earth’ next door, astronomically speaking
Biologists discover how yeast cells reverse aging
The gene they found can double yeast lifespan when turned on late in life.
Two from MIT named 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences
Physicist Jeff Gore and biologist Mary Gehring receive the prestigious award for their innovative research.
MIT 2030 website launched
Will communicate process for ongoing campus development, renovation and renewal, and provide vehicle for sharing ideas
President Hockfield's charge to the graduates
'Our Great Dome travels with you, no matter where you stand on the face of the Earth.'
‘Set your sights on changing the world’
At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.
MIT for Two
When Noramay Cadena ’03, MS ’11, MBA ’11 arrived on campus as an 18-year-old freshman, she brought along her toddler. When she returned to earn two graduate degrees, her daughter felt right at home.
Doc Draper in space
A letter written by Charles Stark Draper in 1961 hitches a ride on Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Inside the infant mind
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.