Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again
Chemotherapy-induced injury of organ tissue causes inflammation that awakens dormant cancer cells, which may cause new tumors to form.
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MIT launches Day of Design to bring hands-on learning to classrooms
Building on Day of AI and Day of Climate, MIT shares free design resources to spark creativity and problem-solving in classrooms.
Remembering David Baltimore, influential biologist and founding director of the Whitehead Institute
The longtime MIT professor and Nobel laureate was a globally respected researcher, academic leader, and science policy visionary who guided the careers of generations of scientists.
Introducing MIT HEALS, a life sciences initiative to address pressing health challenges
The MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative will bring together researchers from across the Institute to deliver health care solutions at scale.
Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowships
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
Professor Emeritus Roman Jackiw, “giant of theoretical physics,” dies at 83
Over more than 50 years at MIT, he made fundamental contributions to quantum field theory and discovered topological and geometric phenomena.
Portraiture at the intersection of art, science, and society
Exhibit at MIT's Koch Institute attempts to make visible the luminary personalities behind major scientific and engineering advances.
Revisiting a quantum past for a fusion future
Principal Research Scientist Abhay Ram circles back to his graduate school studies for a new initiative combining classical physics and quantum computing.
Robert Weinberg receives 2021 Japan Prize
The award recognizes Weinberg’s pioneering achievements in the field of cancer biology.
3 Questions: Phillip Sharp on the discoveries that enabled mRNA vaccines for Covid-19
Curiosity-driven basic science in the 1970s laid the groundwork for today’s leading vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Tyler Jacks, founding director of MIT’s Koch Institute, to step down
A search committee chaired by Institute Professor Phillip Sharp will work to identify a new director for MIT’s pioneering cancer research center.
Katie Collins, Vaishnavi Phadnis, and Vaibhavi Shah named 2020-21 Goldwater Scholars
Three MIT undergraduates who use computer science to explore human biology and health honored for their academic achievements.
In pursuit of the elusive stem cell
New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them.
Perioperative NSAIDs may prevent early metastatic relapse in post-surgical breast cancer patients
Mouse study links early metastasis to systemic inflammation caused by wound healing.
Three MIT biologists receive NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards
Graham Walker, Michael Yaffe, and Robert Weinberg earn support from the National Institutes of Health to further their research endeavors.