Wyn Kelley sails on the Charles W. Morgan
MIT Melville scholar travels on the last surviving U.S. whaleship from Melville's era.
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Planning differently
Inspired by Los Angeles, graduate student John Arroyo takes a new approach to urban planning.
MIT economist Nancy Rose to take Department of Justice position
Expert in regulation and market competition will take leave to spearhead DOJ’s economic analysis.
Six MIT Lincoln Laboratory technologies win R&D 100 Awards
This year's awards recognize innovations in antenna design, high-speed microswitching, space-object imaging, ground-penetrating radar, laser communications, and chemical sensing
3 Questions: Kenneth Oye on the regulation of genetic engineering
Political scientist discusses regulatory gaps in assessing the impact of “gene drives.”
JoAnn Carmin, expert on cities and climate change, dies at age 56
Professor examined urban responses to climate change; conducted extensive research in Africa, South America.
Own your own data
A new system would allow individuals to pick and choose what data to share with websites and mobile apps.
Era of astronomical discovery
MIT professor Nergis Mavalvala helps build tools to detect gravitational waves.
Emerging trends in social media
Chris Peterson of MIT’s Undergraduate Admissions Office discussed three major trends in social media with the MIT Social Media Working Group
Professor Seth Teller dies at age 50
Expert on computer vision, robotics, and human-robot interaction had been on the faculty since 1994.
Overcoming imperfections
By looking to nature, PhD student Leon Dimas 3-D prints materials that resist flaws and fractures.
Research reveals a gender gap in the nation’s biology labs
Study of 24 top institutions finds ‘elite’ male faculty in the life sciences employ fewer women.
