Second annual MIT Science Bowl Invitational takes virtual format High school students from across the country competed in an all-day online competition. November 24, 2020 Read full story →
Resolute anchors amid adversity Anna Mikusheva and Kerri Cahoy honored as “Committed to Caring.” November 23, 2020 Read full story →
Erik Demaine wins 2020 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor of computer science and engineering honored for dedication and creativity in his approach to education. November 20, 2020 Read full story →
Mini-satellite maker With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets. November 17, 2020 Read full story →
High school teams receive 2020-21 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant for invention projects Thirteen teams receive up to $10K for invention projects that address local and worldwide problems. November 9, 2020 Read full story →
Innovative face masks and medical-grade gowns to combat Covid-19 and future pandemics Three most promising PPE solutions selected by expert judges on MIT Pandemic Response CoLab. November 9, 2020 Read full story →
Julian Beinart: A life of carefully chosen words Professor emeritus of architecture trained generations of urban planners, designers, and policymakers at MIT. November 5, 2020 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sanjay Sarma and Bill Bonvillian on new technologies in workforce education New research examines the application of online learning to workforce education. November 2, 2020 Read full story →
Angelika Amon, cell biologist who pioneered research on chromosome imbalance, dies at 53 Professor and mentor for more than 20 years at MIT redefined scientists’ understanding of the biology of cell division and proliferation. October 30, 2020 Read full story →
3Q: Update on MIT’s Task Force 2021 and Beyond Co-chairs Rick Danheiser and Sanjay Sarma describe a push to “invent a thriving new future” for MIT. October 30, 2020 Read full story →
3Q: Evaluating skills, education, and workforce training in the US Professors Kathleen Thelen and Paul Osterman explore the highly fragmented US workforce training system and comparable programs in Europe. October 29, 2020 Read full story →
Tyler Jacks, founding director of MIT’s Koch Institute, to step down A search committee chaired by Institute Professor Phillip Sharp will work to identify a new director for MIT’s pioneering cancer research center. October 26, 2020 Read full story →
More than a meal MIT Sea Grant facilitates Saving a Community Fishery, Feeding a Population Covid-19 rapid-response project. October 19, 2020 Read full story →
MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12 Website created in response to Covid-19 yields unexpected insights into what’s possible for reaching learners at a distance. October 15, 2020 Read full story →
Fujikura joins MIT.nano Consortium Optical communication device and electrical equipment manufacturing company to advise, collaborate with MIT researchers. October 15, 2020 Read full story →