Solar water purifier is serving 600 Puerto Ricans daily
An off-grid, battery-less system from MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Infinitum Humanitarian Systems will be run indefinitely by a local Boys and Girls Club.
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MIT community gathers to honor Paul Gray
Memorial tribute celebrates former Institute president who cherished “This special place.”
Four from MIT awarded 2018 Schwarzman Scholarships
Scholars will engage in a year of postgraduate leadership studies at Beijing’s Tshingua University.
Three MIT seniors awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarships
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Revealing an imperfect actor in plant biotechnology
Whitehead Institute researchers detect the chemical mistakes of a common herbicide-resistance enzyme, then successfully re-engineer it for enhanced precision.
Anjali Misra awarded Mitchell Scholarship
MIT senior is headed to Ireland to pursue graduate studies in public health.
Muscle plays surprising role in tissue regeneration
Whitehead Institute researchers have pinpointed distinct muscle subsets that orchestrate and pattern regrowth.
Over the river and do some good
The Bridge Project collaboration accelerates new, highly original, and powerful approaches to defeating cancer.
MIT brainpower highlighted in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 lists for 2018
Forbes calls this year's 30 Under 30 lists an "encyclopedia of creative disruption."
A new perspective on ancient materials inspires future innovation
Professor Admir Masic is at the forefront of the ‘antiqua-inspired’ method for more sustainable materials.
Cell-weighing method could help doctors choose cancer drugs
Technique may predict which therapies a patient is most sensitive or resistant to.
New chapter for theater at MIT opens with “Everybody,” a morality play for our time
Starting with inaugural performance in new facility, students immerse themselves in all aspects of making theater.
Two MIT students named Rhodes Scholars
Mary Clare Beytagh and Matthew Chun will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
A scientific approach to writing fiction
Megan Miranda '02 graduated from MIT intent on pursuing a career in biotechnology. Instead, she became a New York Times best-selling author.
Gut microbes can protect against high blood pressure
Strain of intestinal bacteria can stop a high-salt diet from inducing inflammatory response linked to hypertension.