IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Imagínate Creating professional development opportunities for university students in Mexico. March 15, 2012 Read full story →
Inequality offensive At MIT forum, economists evaluate the consequences of increasing inequality in America, and suggest solutions. March 14, 2012 Read full story →
Sloan PhD student walks the walk in sustainability Parrot helped accelerate sustainability efforts at the Institute alongside academic work. March 14, 2012 Read full story →
Scott Aaronson wins NSF’s Alan T. Waterman Award National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award will help fuel CSAIL researcher’s work. March 8, 2012 Read full story →
Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles. March 8, 2012 Read full story →
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma. March 6, 2012 Read full story →
They’re mastering manufacturing A distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production. March 1, 2012 Read full story →
Mysterious electron acceleration explained Computer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space February 27, 2012 Read full story →
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de Weck On engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World February 22, 2012 Read full story →
A faster way to catch cells New microfluidic device could be used to diagnose and monitor cancer and other diseases. February 22, 2012 Read full story →
Rajesh Nair, SDM ’12: systems thinking for looking ahead and paying forward February 17, 2012 Read full story →
A most excellent annual event 19 individuals and teams to be honored at the 2012 Excellence Awards. February 16, 2012 Read full story →
Liquid batteries could level the load MIT team makes progress toward goal of inexpensive grid-scale batteries that could help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable. February 14, 2012 Read full story →
Differential Equations now available in MIT OpenCourseWare's innovative OCW Scholar format 18.03SC is the second of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners. February 13, 2012 Read full story →