How the brain selectively remembers new places
Neuroscientists identify a circuit that helps the brain record memories of new locations.
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Dongkeun Park: Winding his way to medical insights
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab researcher continues a decades-long pursuit to create a revolutionary magnet for nuclear magnetic resolution spectroscopy.
Bridging the gap between citizens and scientists
Alumni of the Graduate Program in Science Writing engage the public in critical issues ranging from medical breakthroughs to climate change.
Bose Grants for 2017 reward bold and unconventional research visions
Six potentially paradigm-shifting research projects will make strides with funding from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Celebrating a decade of interdisciplinary microbiology
The Microbiology Graduate PhD Program spans 50 labs across 10 departments and divisions, offering a broad approach to microbial science and engineering.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Sixteen new professors join seven of the school’s departments.
Startup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
Collaboration with pharmaceutical giant will bring smart jet-injection device to market.
Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
An abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas.
Four from MIT are named 2018 IEEE Fellows
Researchers from across MIT are honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Boosting the antibiotic arsenal
New strategy could enable existing drugs to kill bacteria that cause chronic infections.
Rethinking transcription factors and gene expression
Study shows that, like proteins, genomes must fold appropriately to function properly and that some transcription factors provide the structural support.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of Croatia, visits MIT
State visit includes meeting with MIT president and award for MIT physicist Marin Soljačić.
Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”
New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.