A hybrid term takes shape Devised and led by two MIT seniors, the x-terms pilot meshes academics with internships in the greater Boston area. February 13, 2018 Read full story →
Distinctive brain pattern helps habits form Study identifies neurons that fire at the beginning and end of a behavior as it becomes a habit. February 8, 2018 Read full story →
Automating materials design With new approach, researchers specify desired properties of a material, and a computer system generates a structure accordingly. February 2, 2018 Read full story →
Understanding and treating disease Mechanical engineering researchers are developing new and innovative ways to improve health care. February 2, 2018 Read full story →
J-WEL grant award announcement and call for proposals in education innovation Funding is available to MIT faculty to support educational innovations in pre-K-12, Higher Education, and Workplace Learning. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Fine-tuning cancer medicine New cancer research initiative eyes individualized treatment for patients. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Historian Robin Scheffler awarded 2018 Levitan Prize Prestigious award in the humanities includes a $30,000 grant that will support his research into the factors that influenced the development of Boston’s booming biotech industry. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Polina Anikeeva and Feng Zhang awarded 2018 Vilcek Prize Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Institute launches the MIT Intelligence Quest New Institute-wide initiative will advance human and machine intelligence research. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Reading and writing DNA Department of Biology kicks off IAP seminar series with a lecture by synthetic-biology visionary George Church. January 31, 2018 Read full story →
Microfluidics from Lego bricks MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks. January 30, 2018 Read full story →
Out of the lab and onto the page Blog writing workshop for graduate students offers practical tips, helping them create a window into real life at MIT. January 29, 2018 Read full story →
Graduate Student Council launches inclusion initiative Student representatives called "conduits" are discussing best practices and planning ways to implement diversity and inclusion programs campus-wide. January 29, 2018 Read full story →
Coding, thinking, sharing, building More than 130 MIT juniors and seniors dig deeply into research in the Advanced Undergraduate Research Program (SuperUROP). January 26, 2018 Read full story →
Prototypes for the new space age The Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative shares results and next steps from its first zero gravity research mission. January 26, 2018 Read full story →