Researchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately Polymers could be designed to reflect or trap heat, regardless of hue. April 2, 2019 Read full story →
MIT launches 2019 AAU survey on sexual misconduct, responds to National Academies report Survey open to all students April 2-May 1; MIT creates presidential advisory board and helps launch national consortium to improve academic climates and cultures. April 1, 2019 Read full story →
Whitehead Institute’s David Page to conclude term as director Search committee chaired by MIT President Emerita Susan Hockfield will identify new director for eminent biomedical institute. March 27, 2019 Read full story →
Ken Kamrin seeks fundamental behaviors in sand Mechanical engineering professor’s models of granular flow shed light on agriculture, soils, and geology. March 27, 2019 Read full story →
Co-designing assistive technologies in India MIT students connect with premier Indian institutes, hospitals, and students to collaborate on “humanistic” assistive design. March 25, 2019 Read full story →
The chemist and the stage Senior chemistry major, athlete, and artist Audrey Pillsbury creates a musical about life as a second-generation Asian-American. March 22, 2019 Read full story →
Academic institutions grant commercial license for CRISPR-based SHERLOCK diagnostic technology in developed world Rights are protected for broad use in developing world and for public health needs. March 21, 2019 Read full story →
Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, technology program for disabilities Foundation’s $28.6 million gift will fund science, innovation, and education to advance understanding, ability, and inclusion. March 20, 2019 Read full story →
Open access task force releases draft recommendations The MIT community is invited to comment on ways to increase sharing of research, data, software, and more. March 18, 2019 Read full story →
“One.MIT” creates a monument — at the smallest scale MIT.nano etches more than 270,000 names from the MIT community on a 6-inch wafer. March 18, 2019 Read full story →
Gulf Stream series wins Knight Science Journalism Program’s Inaugural Victor K. McElheny Award Award honoring local and regional science journalism will go to a reporting team from the Charleston Post and Courier. March 18, 2019 Read full story →
Ethics, computing, and AI: Perspectives from MIT Faculty representing all five MIT schools offer views on the ethical and societal implications of new technologies. March 18, 2019 Read full story →
Buddhist nun Sister Dang Nghiem invites MIT community to practice mindfulness “Look up from your computer. And see the blue sky that brings you joy.” March 15, 2019 Read full story →
CEE event showcases multidisciplinary opportunities Ninth annual Research Speed Dating event fosters intradepartmental collaboration and facilitates discussion of future efforts to solve global issues. March 12, 2019 Read full story →
Opera star Renée Fleming explores music and minds in MIT talk Compton Lecture delves into the frontiers of exploration linking neuroscience, music, and health. March 12, 2019 Read full story →