How to grow a cosmic magnetic field Graduate student Muni Zhou shows how tiny magnetic seed fields can expand to cosmic proportions. July 21, 2020 Read full story →
Op-ed: International scholars are vital to American innovation and competitiveness Writing in The New York Times, President Reif says recently rescinded ICE policy reflected “a stark misreading of our national interest.” July 14, 2020 Read full story →
Alumni in Greater China boost MIT's PPE efforts A six-week donation drive yields 15,000 N95 respirator masks and 1,000 medical gowns for use in Massachusetts hospitals. July 14, 2020 Read full story →
Tunney Lee, professor emeritus of urban planning, dies at 88 An architect and urban planner, Lee’s impact is evident throughout Boston and the city’s Chinatown, his childhood home. July 10, 2020 Read full story →
Empowering kids to address Covid-19 through coding MIT App Inventor Challenge allows children to create apps that tackle the coronavirus pandemic. July 9, 2020 Read full story →
What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers? A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.” July 1, 2020 Read full story →
Exploring interactions of light and matter Juejun Hu pushes the frontiers of optoelectronics for biological imaging, communications, and consumer electronics. June 30, 2020 Read full story →
When culture clashes with Covid-19 MIT panelists examine the roles of social norms in countries’ differing responses to the coronavirus pandemic. June 25, 2020 Read full story →
Near real-time, peer-reviewed hypothesis verification informs FEMA on Covid-19 supply chain risks The MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab implements a rapid assessment process to inform policy. June 18, 2020 Read full story →
What moves people? Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao, who will direct the new MIT Mobility Initiative, brings behavioral science to urban transportation. June 15, 2020 Read full story →
Learning the ropes and throwing lifelines PhD student Geeticka Chauhan draws on her experiences as an international student to strengthen the bonds of her MIT community. June 8, 2020 Read full story →
The social life of data New Data and Society course engages students in the ethics and societal implications of data. June 8, 2020 Read full story →
Eleven from MIT awarded 2020 Fulbright Fellowships Graduating seniors and recent alumni will spend upcoming year abroad on Fulbright grants. May 22, 2020 Read full story →
Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities A new framework for learning from each other. May 21, 2020 Read full story →
A scientist turns to entrepreneurship After delivering novel computational methods for nuclear problems, nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Pablo Ducru plunges into startup life. May 20, 2020 Read full story →