Faster programs, easier programming
New system lets nonexperts optimize programs that run on multiprocessor chips.
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3Q: Historian Harriet Ritvo on what it means to be "wild"
Scientists, social scientists, and humanists heed the call of the wild at MIT workshop.
Joern Callies and Jill McDermott win Carl-Gustaf Rossby Awards for PhD theses
Awards to recent alumni honor the memory of Carl-Gustaf Rossby, a pioneer in earth and atmospheric sciences.
![“…[I]f a fluorescence microscope’s resolution is set at 2 micrometers, our technique can have 300 nanometer resolution — about a sixfold improvement over regular microscopes,” says MIT graduate student Frederick Sangyeon Cho. “The idea is very simple but very powerful and can be useful in many different imaging applications.”](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201611/MIT-Laser-Particles.jpg?itok=kLOZBI9e)
Laser particles could provide sharper images of tissues
New imaging technique stimulates particles to emit laser light, could create higher-resolution images.
3Q: William Bonvillian on connecting Cambridge and Capitol Hill
Through its Washington Office, MIT continues its long history of engagement on national science and technology policy.
Engineers design a new weapon against bacteria
Antimicrobial peptides can kill strains resistant to existing antibiotics.
Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy
Measuring DNA repair capability can reveal tumors’ sensitivity to drugs.
Michale Fee and Elizabeth Nolan win Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education
School of Science faculty members honored for excellence in teaching.
Robert Langer reflects on failure, resilience, and making an impact
Institute Professor and world-renowned engineer shares his experiences as an MIT grad student as part of the “Failures in Graduate School” series.
New faculty, promotions, and leadership roles in the School of Architecture and Planning
Four join the SA+P faculty, while seven are recognized for work in art, architecture, and urbanism.
Susan Lindquist, pioneering biologist and former director of Whitehead Institute, dies at 67
Biology professor and mentor to many investigated protein folding and its role in disease.
Working with purpose
Work-study program creates priceless relationships between MIT students and the local community.
Fighting cancer with the power of immunity
New treatment elicits two-pronged immune response that destroys tumors in mice.
MIT task force releases preliminary “Future of Libraries” report
New library proposals meant to enhance “meaningful access to knowledge.”