How our gray matter tackles gray areas Marshall Scholar Katie O’Nell investigates how the brain resolves complicated questions involving morality and generosity. April 18, 2019 Read full story →
Faculty approve proposal to update MIT’s academic calendar, Commencement timing Decision to move Commencement to late May marks culmination of community dialogue led by vice chancellor and registrar. April 18, 2019 Read full story →
Can science writing be automated? A neural network can read scientific papers and render a plain-English summary. April 17, 2019 Read full story →
MIT Program in Digital Humanities launches with $1.3 million Mellon Foundation grant Among the program's offerings, the Digital Humanities Lab applies computational tools to humanistic research — and builds a community fluent in both languages. April 17, 2019 Read full story →
Robots that can sort recycling CSAIL’s "RoCycle" system uses in-hand sensors to detect if an object is paper, metal or plastic. April 16, 2019 Read full story →
MIT spinout seeks to transform food safety testing An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds. April 9, 2019 Read full story →
MET Fund launched to support MITdesignX Seed fund will support venture-design education and entrepreneurship in the School of Architecture and Planning. April 9, 2019 Read full story →
Paving ahead: Model aims for infrastructure preservation MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers outline a new pavement maintenance model that accounts for future uncertainties in cost and deterioration. April 8, 2019 Read full story →
With new Proto Ventures Program, MIT Innovation Initiative turns ideas into impact MITii will hire experts to pursue new business opportunities by matching MIT expertise and innovation with real-world problems. April 2, 2019 Read full story →
Celebrating passionate teachers and enthusiastic learners At this year's MacVicar Day symposium, faculty and students reflect on the challenges and joys of education in the 21st century. March 29, 2019 Read full story →
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range. March 29, 2019 Read full story →
Solving for fun (and sometimes prizes) Senior Danielle Wang, a two-time Elizabeth Putnam Prize winner, is well on her way to becoming a career mathematician. March 27, 2019 Read full story →
Lighting up exoplanets The Heising-Simons Foundation selects Clara Sousa-Silva and Benjamin Rackham for 51 Pegasi b Fellowships at MIT. March 27, 2019 Read full story →
MIT receives $30 million to help address energy challenges in Egypt Award from USAID will support research collaborations through new Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University in Cairo. March 27, 2019 Read full story →
Co-designing assistive technologies in India MIT students connect with premier Indian institutes, hospitals, and students to collaborate on “humanistic” assistive design. March 25, 2019 Read full story →