Seven MIT researchers win 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty from four MIT departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.
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Women in Data Science conference highlights impactful work and builds community
Some 150 academic leaders, industry professionals, and students gather in Cambridge as part of a worldwide Women in Data Science event.
![“[W]hen I came here for CPW [Campus Preview Weekend], I realized that these people were really passionate about what they were doing, and that they were doing really cool things. It’s nerdy, but it’s my kind of nerdy,” senior Hermoon Worku says.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201702/MIT-HermoonWorku-A1.jpg?itok=7oPXjvLz)
Future physician-advocate
Senior Hermoon Worku is pursuing a career dedicated to surgery, advocacy, and teaching.
Vera Gorbunova delivers eighth Paul F. Glenn Lecture
Expert on long-lived rodents provides insights into research on longevity and cancer resistance.
“Discrimination affects us all”
Celebration of MLK features NASA mission manager Aprille Joy Ericsson ’86.
Chronicling the rapid pace of genomics
Professor Eric Lander, pioneer of human genomics, delivers annual Killian Lecture.
Living sensors at your fingertips
Cell-infused gloves and bandages light up when in contact with certain chemicals.
High-res biomolecule imaging
Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can’t match.
A new contrast agent for MRI
New iron oxide nanoparticles could help avoid a rare side effect caused by current contrast agents.
McGovern Institute awards 2017 Scolnick Prize to Catherine Dulac
Neurobiologist honored for her work on how pheromones control brain function and behavior.
Plants for the people
A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
New Center for Autism Research established at MIT’s McGovern Institute
A $20 million gift from Lisa Yang and Hock Tan ’75 SM ’75 will catalyze multidisciplinary autism research.
Nanoparticle screen could speed up drug development
New test helps identify particles for gene delivery or RNA interference.
Sensor traces dopamine released by single cells
New technology could help neuroscientists understand how dopamine influences brain activity.
Canan Dagdeviren joins the Media Lab
Assistant professor leads new Conformable Decoders research group, with a mission to convert patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy.