Validation technique could help scientists make more accurate forecasts
MIT researchers developed a new approach for assessing predictions with a spatial dimension, like forecasting weather or mapping air pollution.
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Driving innovation, from Silicon Valley to Detroit
Doug Field SM ’92, Ford’s chief of EVs and digital design, leads the legacy carmaker into the software-enabled, battery-propelled future.
Mishael Quraishi named 2025 Churchill Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue a master’s program at Cambridge University in the UK.
Eleven MIT faculty receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Faculty members and additional MIT alumni are among 400 scientists and engineers recognized for outstanding leadership potential.
Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium
The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.
David Darmofal SM ’91, PhD ’93 named vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education
Longtime AeroAstro professor brings deep experience with academic and student life.
MIT students' works redefine human-AI collaboration
Projects from MIT course 4.043/4.044 (Interaction Intelligence) were presented at NeurIPS, showing how AI transforms creativity, education, and interaction in unexpected ways.
Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections
Studying the pathogen R. parkeri, researchers discovered the first evidence of extensive and stable interkingdom contacts between a pathogen and a eukaryotic organelle.
Building resiliency
In a new book, Lawrence Vale spotlights projects from around the globe that help insulate communities from climate shocks.
Steven Strang, literary scholar and leader in writing and communication support at MIT, dies at 77
The founding director of the Writing and Communication Center worked with thousands of students, faculty, and staff over four decades at MIT.
Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering is a launching pad toward possibility
Gifted Caribbean high schoolers become SPISE alumni at MIT, and many go on to advanced academic and professional careers.
For clean ammonia, MIT engineers propose going underground
Using the Earth itself as a chemical reactor could reduce the need for fossil-fuel-powered chemical plants.
Professor William Thilly, whose research illuminated the effects of mutagens on human cells, dies at 79
A professor of genetics, toxicology, and biological engineering, Thilly pushed himself and his students to develop solutions to real-world problems.
MIT affiliates awarded 2024 National Medals of Science, Technology
Four professors and an additional alumnus honored with nation’s highest awards for scientists and engineers; Moderna, with deep MIT roots, also recognized.
MIT in the media: 2024 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.