Making physics and astronomy more welcoming to African-American students
Report co-chaired by MIT professor cites need for “sweeping changes” in academic culture.
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Top MIT research stories of 2019
Most popular stories of the year include science breakthroughs, engineering feats, and confirmation of 16th century architectural genius.
Finding a good read among billions of choices
As natural language processing techniques improve, suggestions are getting speedier and more relevant.
Israel Ruiz to step down as MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer
Driver of “innovative solutions to complex challenges” will chart a new path pursuing opportunities to accelerate innovation.
3 Questions: Shola Lawal on human rights and social justice
The Nigerian journalist is the recipient of a prestigious fellowship that provides residencies at MIT, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times.
Journalists and academics explore the communication of science
Daylong symposium at MIT showcases innovative ways of sharing facts and building trust in research results.
Three MIT seniors to join 2021 class of Schwarzman Scholars
Two alumni have also been selected; the scholars will study global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Six MIT faculty elected 2019 AAAS Fellows
Baggeroer, Flynn, Harris, Klopfer, Lauffenburger, and Leonard are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Students push to speed up artificial intelligence adoption in Latin America
To help the region catch up, students organize summit to bring Latin policymakers and researchers to MIT.
Economics for hard times
In new book, Nobel laureates Banerjee and Duflo examine what we know about the global economy and how to improve it.
Investigating the power of group think
Political science doctoral student Clara Vandeweerdt studies how identity shapes beliefs on complex political topics such as climate change.
School of Science appoints 14 faculty members to named professorships
Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
3 Questions: How to control biofilms in space
MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.