Professor Ernest Moniz, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, participates on NPR’s quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!. “A number of young scientists around the country considered the pathway I've taken one that inspires them. And it's really a pleasure to be able to hopefully encourage these young students,” says Moniz.
The Boston Globe writes about Professor Sangeeta Bhatia's commitment to mentoring her students. “It's heartening to know that, tucked away in labs all over our region, solution-driven scientists like Sangeeta Bhatia are tinkering and building — and encouraging others to do the same.”
Boston Globe reporter Chris Reify writes that Professor Sangeeta Bhatia has been awarded the 2014 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. “Dr. Bhatia is a wonderful example of a woman who has used her brilliance, skill and creativity to radically improve the detection and treatment of serious global health issues,” says Dorothy Lemelson, Lemelson Foundation chair.
NBC News reports that MIT Prof. Sangeeta Bhatia has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT prize for her work designing miniaturized biomedical tools. "As innovations emerge, we're constantly asking whether they can be repurposed for one of the two diseases we concentrate on: liver disease and cancer,” says Bhatia.
In a piece for Finance & Development, the International Monetary Fund’s quarterly magazine, Carmen Rollins highlights 25 economists influencing the global economy. The list includes five MIT faculty members: Esther Duflo, Amy Finkelstein, Kristin Forbes, Parag Pathak and Iván Werning.
“Nancy L. Rose PhD ‘85, a professor of applied economics at MIT, has been named Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis by the U.S. Department of Justice,” writes Katherine Nazemi for The Tech. Rose will head the DOJ’s anti-trust division.
“The MIT Sloan School of Management announced on Tuesday that professor Simon Johnson won a spot at the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research,” writes Natalie Kitroeff of Bloomberg Businessweek. Johnson’s appointment follows the publication of a book that he coauthored: “13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.”
Professor Marin Soljacic was one of three winners of the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards, reports Nature. Soljacic received the award for his work on electromagnetic phenomena, including wireless charging of batteries.
The Associated Press reports that Professor Marin Soljacic was one of three Massachusetts scientists to receive the prestigious Blavatnik National Award. Soljacic was recognized for his “discoveries of novel phenomena related to the interaction of light and matter, and his work on wireless power transfer technology.”
Carolyn Johnson writes for The Boston Globe that Professor Robert Langer has been awarded the $500,000 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, which honors significant scientific, cultural, or spiritual leaders. Langer is best known for his pioneering contributions to the field of tissue engineering.
“The prize for astrophysics goes to Alan Guth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andrei Linde of Stanford University, and Alexei Starobinsky of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow,” writes Malcolm Ritter for The Associated Press about this year’s Kavli recipients.
Professor Alan Guth has been awarded the prestigious Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, reports Carolyn Johnson of The Boston Globe. Guth received the award for his work on the theory of cosmic inflation.
“The dynamic at the Federal Reserve may be about to change,” writes Sara Eisen of CNBC about MIT alumnus and former professor Stanley Fischer’s appointment to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. “Fischer's presence is likely to change the shape of the Fed in a variety of ways.”
“Previously Fischer taught at the University of Chicago and MIT, where his students included former Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers,” writes Don Lee of The Los Angeles Times about Stanley Fischer’s appointment to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
In an article for The Boston Globe, Bloomberg News reports that former professor and MIT alumnus Stanley Fischer was confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors by the Senate. Fischer previously served as the governor of the Bank of Israel.