Peter Fisher to step down as head of the Department of Physics
Professor led MIT department for eight years, playing pivotal leadership roles at the Institute and in physics research and community-building.
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Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts
MIT’s LEAP at MIT.nano is the first in a network to advance manufacturing for the state.
In the history lab, delving into the South Asian experience at MIT
Students in 21H.S04 explore stories of students and faculty from South Asia via oral histories and the Institute Archives/Distinctive Collections.
Driving a human-machine collaboration
In MIT Mobility Forum talk, experts discuss a future for vehicle automation that lets technology and drivers interact.
Building bridges, not silos
A new study reveals how MIT’s campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers.
Advocating for vaccine equity
Postdoc Digbijay Mahat became a cancer researcher to improve health care in Nepal, but the Covid-19 pandemic exposed additional resource disparities.
Pandemic mood: Much worse than a bad Monday
Study uses social media to measure how much sentiment has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, worldwide.
A possible new Covid-19 vaccine could be accessible for more of the world
The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies.
Transforming the travel experience for the Hong Kong airport
Students propose solutions to re-imagine the customer experience for Hong Kong’s airport city development.
2022 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Kamrin, Lang, McGee, and Shoulders are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.
SMART researchers discover unique lysin capable of killing multidrug-resistant bacteria
Novel lysin Abp013 has shown promising antimicrobial ability against Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Gina Raimondo: “Let’s get back to the business of building microchips in America”
During a tour of MIT.nano, the commerce secretary argued for boosting domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing, to fight inflation and improve national security.
A life-changing fertilizer for rural farmers in Kenya
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can increase yields and improve soil health.
President Reif writes to the community about plans to step down
Letter announces Reif's intention to step down as president at the end of 2022, and names Cynthia Barnhart as provost.