MIT lab opens 10 contests on climate change
Proposals submitted will help crowdsource the makings of national and global climate action plans.
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Suzy Nelson named vice president for student life
Seasoned academic leader brings experience in student affairs at Colgate, Harvard, and Cornell.
Celebrations planned for centennial of MIT’s river crossing
Recalling Institute’s 1916 move to Cambridge, events will include parade and campus open house.
Terrascope recognized by National Academy of Engineering
Freshman learning community recognized as an Exemplar in Engineering Ethics Education.
Philosopher Agustín Rayo named associate dean of MIT-SHASS
MIT's "mathy philosopher" makes mind-blowing ideas accessible.
Crunching quantum code
MIT physics graduate student Sagar Vijay co-develops error correction method for quantum computing based on special electronic states called Majorana fermions.
Targeting cancer from many angles
Killian Award recipient Tyler Jacks fosters interdisciplinary, innovative cancer research.
Q&A: Rainer Weiss on LIGO’s origins
MIT physicist developed the concept for LIGO as a teaching exercise.
Coming together on climate
Hackathon for Climate brings students, faculty, staff, and alumni together on climate change solutions.
Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved
Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.
Visible hand
Startup meshes crowdfunding and bond markets to change how cities are built
With Neighborly, Jase Wilson meshes crowdfunding and bond markets to change how cities are built.
Computer science meets economics
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.