MIT Solve announces 2020 global challenges
Tech-based solutions sought for challenges in work environments, education for girls and women, maternal and newborn health, and sustainable food.
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3 Questions: MIT’s Quality of Life Survey is here
The survey, deployed every four years, is a unique, confidential forum for community input.
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and a longtime anti-nuclear weapons activist.
Maurice Fox, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 95
A caring mentor and staunch political activist, Fox cared deeply about his students, the department, and the scientific enterprise.
MIT to donate to four nonprofits supporting survivors of sexual abuse
Institute’s Committee on Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response recommends recipients for $850,000 pledge.
Communicating respect for graduate students
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”
Stick with me
A campaign to spread notes of kindness is coming to MIT, inspired by alumni Nick Demas and Jerry Wang.
Whitehead Institute receives $10 million to study sex chromosomes’ impact on women’s health
Gift establishes the Brit Jepson d’Arbeloff Center on Women's Health.
Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
A closer look at the diabetes disaster
In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world.
Fostering forward momentum
Thomas Kochan, Julie Shah, and Evelyn Wang honored by graduate students as "Committed to Caring."
Planning for death, as a way to improve life
Startup co-founded by alumna Suelin Chen helps people share their end-of-life wishes with loved ones.
Inclusive Innovation Challenge recognizes startups improving the future of work
Competition awards entrepreneurs from around the world working to ensure technological progress brings greater prosperity.
Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 university worldwide for economics and business for 2020
Top honors awarded to fields in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and in the MIT Sloan School of Management for a second year in a row.