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An artist's rendering of the University Residential Communities, as seen from the north. The planned complex at 303 Third Street in Cambridge will represent a new housing alternative for members of the Institute community who want to stay involved in life at MIT after they retire.

A place to call home

New residences planned for those who can't get enough of MIT

October 16, 2007

MIT links gene to cholesterol

Research could lead to drugs for atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's

October 11, 2007

Biofuels report warns of strain on water resources

MIT professor is co-author of National Research Council report

October 11, 2007

David H. Koch gives $100 million to MIT for cancer research

MIT to establish an integrative research institute to develop new paradigms in cancer research

October 9, 2007

Amon, Golub win cancer prize

Paul Marks Prize recognizes significant research contributions

October 3, 2007

HST graduate student Brad Buran investigates the physiology and molecular biology of the inner ear, the part of the auditory system where mechanical vibrations are turned into electrical signals in nerve fibers. Here he demonstrates the basics of cued speech, a system many students and colleagues have learned.

MIT student turns hearing loss into knowledge gain

October 3, 2007

MIT Libraries' book sale - Oct. 2

October 1, 2007

MIT Museum's new gallery opening - photo gallery

October 1, 2007

MIT appoints 23 faculty to named professorships

September 28, 2007

Small secondary tumors (shown in green) formed in the lungs of mice after Li Ma, a postdoctoral researcher at the Whitehead Institue for Biomedical Research, inserted human breast cancer cells into their mammary fat pads. The cancer cells, which normally don't metastasize, acquired the ability to move and invade when Ma boosted the level of a single microRNA.

Team proves role of microRNAs in spread of cancer

September 27, 2007

In this image, a fragment of the antibody Erbitux (cetuximab) binds to its target, a fragment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The blue ribbon at the top is the backbone of the EGFR fragment, and the red and gray ribbons at the bottom are the backbone of the antibody fragment. The licorice sticks and the balls in the central portion represent protein side chains making close interaction...

MIT model could improve some drugs' effectiveness

September 23, 2007

John M. Buchanan, retired professor and noted biochemist, 89

September 19, 2007

Four MIT faculty win NIH awards

September 18, 2007

East meets West

Armed with 4 MIT degrees, Shiva Ayyadurai embarks on new adventure

September 17, 2007

J. Troy Littleton, a professor in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, joins biology graduate student Sarah N. Huntwork in the lab. They have created the first genetically-engineered mutant--in this case a fruit fly--that produces no complexins (proteins that play a role in the release of neuro-transmitters) during cell-to-cell signaling.

Brain's messengers could be regulated, MIT researchers find

Potential for better understanding of schizophrenia

September 16, 2007

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