Study may explain how infections reduce autism symptoms
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice.
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MIT education leaders honored with QS Reimagine Education Awards
Awards honor innovations that enhance learning and employability.
Building a platform to image membrane proteins
Biologists devise an efficient method to prepare fluorescently tagged proteins and simulate their native environment.
Study probing visual memory and amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery
Scientists pinpoint the role of a receptor in vision degradation in amblyopia.
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals
Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage.
Hazel Sive named dean of Northeastern University College of Science
Professor and Whitehead Institute member has conducted wide-ranging research in vertebrate developmental biology.
Mary Gehring: Using flowering plants to explore epigenetic inheritance
Biologist’s studies illuminate a control system that influences how traits are passed along to new generations.
A new way to regulate gene expression
Biologists uncover an evolutionary trick to control gene expression that reverses the flow of genetic information from RNA splicing back to transcription.
Two MIT seniors named 2020 Marshall Scholars
Talya Klinger and Steven Truong will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
Planning for death, as a way to improve life
Startup co-founded by alumna Suelin Chen helps people share their end-of-life wishes with loved ones.
Understanding the impact of deep-sea mining
Mining materials from the sea floor could help secure a low-carbon future, but researchers are racing to understand the environmental effects.
Restructuring the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Institute's largest academic department reorganizes with new leadership as part of the formation of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
How biomarkers can record and reconstruct climate trends
Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structures underpinning paleoclimate proxies.
Three MIT seniors to join 2021 class of Schwarzman Scholars
Two alumni have also been selected; the scholars will study global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
School of Engineering third quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.