Inspiring a new generation of women in nuclear science and engineering
2015 Rising Stars in Nuclear Science and Engineering Symposium highlights outstanding new work and celebrates women in the field.
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How some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray
New analysis shows how bombardier beetles produce an explosive defensive chemical jet.
New MIT report details benefits of investment in basic research
Authors highlight 15 research opportunities that could help boost the U.S. economy, benefit society.
MIT and Kuwait University researchers awarded $5.5 million for work on next-generation desalination systems
Funding sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment.
Sangeeta Bhatia wins $250,000 Heinz Award
Bhatia is recognized for her work in tissue engineering, disease detection, and advocacy for women in STEM.
MIT Center for Art, Science and Technology receives $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Combined grants provide eight years of funding, among largest gifts received by the arts at MIT.
Alana Foundation gift to support study of Down syndrome
MIT’s Picower Institute to partner on four projects with Case Western Reserve University.
Discovery science is reinventing the world
How discovery science is reinventing the world
MIT innovators take a close look at how basic science research leads to applications, new companies, jobs, and economic growth.
Five from MIT win 2015 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Recipients, all immigrants or children of immigrants, win $90,000 apiece to support graduate studies.
“IDEAS” for social change
Contest winners are bringing novel technologies, new educational models to the developing world.
Shalek receives Searle Scholars Award
Award to Professor Alex Shalek will support new advances in nanotechnology and chemical biology.
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively.
Environmental Solutions Initiative awards seed grants to advance collaborative progress on environmental challenges
Grants of up to $200,000 will fund environmental partnerships over the next two years.