Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
Radha Mastandrea, Katie O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson, and Crystal Winston will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory wins 10 R&D 100 Awards
Technologies ranging from a hurricane-evacuation decision platform to algorithms that compare DNA samples honored as some of the world's best inventions of 2018.
The long and short of CDK12
A new study linking RNA processing to DNA repair may open new avenues to cancer therapy.
Measuring cancer cell “fitness” reveals drug susceptibility
Together, cell growth rate and gene expression shed light on why some tumor cells survive treatment.
Potential arthritis treatment prevents cartilage breakdown
Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage.
Three MIT faculty elected 2018 AAAS Fellows
Jacqueline Hewitt, Kristala Prather, and John Lienhard are among those recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons
Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function.
Arts benefactor makes lead gift for new MIT music building
Commitment signals transformative moment for the Institute’s music programming.
Building the ultimate record of the ocean
Carl Wunsch continues to expand his foundational framework for understanding the behavior of worldwide oceans as a whole.
Detecting dengue, Zika, and chikangunya within minutes
MIT spinoff is changing the way mosquito-borne illnesses are diagnosed and aims to influence how public health officials react to disease outbreaks.
The future of food production amid global change
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change workshop explores risks and opportunities for the agriculture sector.
Sixteen grad students named to the Siebel Scholars class of 2019
MIT students from the fields of bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science receive the prestigious awards.
Exploring unknowns in cancer, the human brain, and the road ahead
Double major Kerrie Greene builds connections in her research and her community.
Activating a new understanding of gene regulation
Study reveals the role of the activation domain, a part of transcription factors previously shrouded in mystery.
Looking back at Project Athena
A revolutionary educational project in the 1980s put the tools of computation in students’ hands — and foreshadowed even greater changes.