School of Science appoints 14 faculty members to named professorships Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers. November 4, 2019 Read full story →
3 Questions: How to control biofilms in space MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station. November 1, 2019 Read full story →
Joe Higgins named vice president for campus services and stewardship New position to oversee facilities, construction, planning, sustainability, and EHS. November 1, 2019 Read full story →
Drawn to open-ended problems Whether racing cross country or teaching coding in rural schools, senior Billy Woltz relishes experimentation and creative thinking. November 1, 2019 Read full story →
Practicing for a voyage to Mars Barret Schlegelmilch ’18 takes part in simulated NASA mission to the Martian moon Phobos. October 29, 2019 Read full story →
Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills. October 29, 2019 Read full story →
High school teams receive 2019-20 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant for invention projects Fourteen student teams nationwide awarded up to $10,000 in grants to address local and global problems. October 29, 2019 Read full story →
Collision course: A geological mystery in the Himalayas MIT geologists use paleomagnetism to determine the chain of events that resulted in the Himalayan mountains, with the support of MISTI-India. October 28, 2019 Read full story →
3 Questions: Ariel White on the impact of incarceration on voting The political consequence of even short jail terms is disproportionately pushing African-American voters out of the electorate. October 28, 2019 Read full story →
Nature can help solve optimization problems A low-cost analog circuit based on synchronizing oscillators could scale up quickly and cheaply to beat out digital computers. October 28, 2019 Read full story →
New process could make hydrogen peroxide available in remote places MIT-developed method may lead to portable devices for making the disinfectant on-site where it’s needed. October 23, 2019 Read full story →
At MIT, 268 take part in world's largest math competition for girls Now in its 11th year, the Math Prize for Girls has been hosted by MIT nine times. October 21, 2019 Read full story →
Antenna system developed at Lincoln Laboratory aims to improve wireless communications In-band full-duplex techniques applied to a phased-array antenna may provide a tenfold speedup in data transmit and receive rates while supporting a rapidly increasing number of wireless devices. October 21, 2019 Read full story →
Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening. October 19, 2019 Read full story →
Alan Edelman recognized with 2019 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award Edelman's Julia programming language was recognized for solving large computational problems for high-performance computers. October 17, 2019 Read full story →