Signal processing: How did we get to where we’re going? In a retrospective talk spanning multiple decades, Professor Al Oppenheim looked back over the birth of digital signal processing and shared his thoughts on the future of the field. July 3, 2024 Read full story →
Study: Titan’s lakes may be shaped by waves MIT researchers find wave activity on Saturn’s largest moon may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas. June 19, 2024 Read full story →
Twenty-three MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2023-25 The honor recognizes professors for their outstanding mentorship of graduate students. April 22, 2024 Read full story →
Researching extreme environments PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater. April 19, 2024 Read full story →
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability. December 28, 2023 Read full story →
Robert van der Hilst to step down as head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Professor led EAPS for more than a decade, cultivating a focus on Earth systems, planets, climate science, and the origins of life. November 6, 2023 Read full story →
Bringing the environment to the forefront of engineering Desirée Plata is on a lifelong mission to make sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions. October 24, 2023 Read full story →
Desirée Plata appointed co-director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium Plata’s expertise in academics and industry will help advance the mission of the consortium and propel implementable climate solutions forward. September 13, 2023 Read full story →
Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication The system could be used for battery-free underwater communication across kilometer-scale distances, to aid monitoring of climate and coastal change. September 6, 2023 Read full story →
Studying rivers from worlds away A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth. July 10, 2023 Read full story →
Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin. May 11, 2023 Read full story →
Featured video: Investigating our blue ocean planet Since 1968, the MIT-WHOI Joint Program has provided research and educational opportunities for PhD students seeking to explore the marine world. February 15, 2023 Read full story →
Responsive design meets responsibility for the planet’s future Senior Sylas Horowitz tackles engineering projects with a focus on challenges related to clean energy, climate justice, and sustainable development. February 14, 2023 Read full story →
Reframing the first-generation academic experience First-gen MIT graduate students are claiming their identity, forming community, and holding space for one another. December 13, 2022 Read full story →
Geophysicist Leigh Royden looks at Earth from the top down The MIT professor combines geophysics and geology to understand what’s happening beneath the crust. October 30, 2022 Read full story →