Remembering Professor Emeritus Edgar Schein, an influential leader in management
A faculty member at MIT Sloan for more than 65 years, Schein was known for his groundbreaking holistic approach to organization change.
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A closer look at the nanoscale and beyond
Materials scientist Anna Osherov helps researchers comprehend the nanoscale down to an atom using MIT.nano’s characterization tools.
A traveler on bioengineering’s many paths
Immunology research, public health service, and student leadership are all part of senior Julian Zulueta’s journey toward becoming a physician-scientist.
“Every time I meet with her, I feel like I have wings.”
MIT Professor Esther Duflo honored as Committed to Caring for fostering graduate student skills and ambition.
Bilge Yildiz wins Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science
Award recognizes scientists of Turkish origin younger than 50 who have made outstanding contributions to their fields.
Matthew Notowidigdo appointed co-scientific director of J-PAL North America
Notowidigdo will guide J-PAL North America in developing rigorous research on economic mobility and advise the creation of a racial equity research agenda.
3 Questions: What to expect from respiratory illnesses, including Covid-19, this winter
MIT Medical Director Cecilia Stuopis says that while this is a time to be more vigilant, people should not panic.
Evelyn Wang appointed as director of US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
The head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering was nominated by President Biden to lead ARPA-E’s mission to support critical energy research.
Tomás Palacios named new director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Palacios has served as director of the 6-A MEng Thesis Program, industry officer, and professor of electrical engineering.
Holding space for tough topics
Michael Birnbaum has been recognized as Committed to Caring for his wide-reaching support of students and his departmental leadership.
Three MIT seniors win 2024 Schwarzman Scholarships
Sara V. Fernandez, Amanda Hu, and Brigette Wang will spend the 2023-24 academic year at Tsinghua University in China studying global affairs.
Lessons in innovation based on values of the Cherokee Nation
At an MIT event, speakers profiled four Cherokee innovators and traced their success back to the communal and egalitarian culture they came from.
Nonabah Lane, Navajo educator and environmental sustainability specialist with numerous ties to MIT, dies at 46
Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country.
Urbanization: No fast lane to transformation
Associate Professor Noah Nathan is generating a body of scholarship on the political impacts of urbanization throughout the global South.
Facing reality, however painful it may be
In his new book, “Life Is Hard,” MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya offers guidance for tackling the (many) problems we face.