MIT-Japan Program establishes the Patricia Gercik Memorial Fund
The endowed fund will provide financial support for student internships in Japan.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2021 Infinite Mile Awards
Staff were recognized for keeping spirits up and services running despite a difficult year.
Katie Galloway receives NIH award to develop foundational tools for cellular engineering
Using a combination of stem cell biology, systems biology, synthetic biology, and chromatin engineering, the Galloway lab will define the molecular regulatory rules of cell-fate transitions.
MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge
Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour.
Elsa Olivetti wins 2021 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
The School of Engineering recognizes the materials scientist's outstanding contributions to education.
Knight Science Journalism Program announces 2021-22 fellows
Twenty-one distinguished journalists will probe issues ranging from environmental justice and maternal health to threatened grasslands and endangered megafauna.
Advancing industry convergence through technology and innovation
The 2021 School of Engineering Accenture Fellows are bolstering research and igniting ideas to help transform global business.
Five MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2021
Professors earn tenure in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics.
MIT.nano receives American Institute of Architects’s Top Ten Award for sustainable design
“Committee on the Environment” recognizes integration of design excellence with environmental performance.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards named professorships to two faculty members
Dina Katabi and Aleksander Madry receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
The tenured engineers of 2021
Eight faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.
2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy
Twenty-three instructors recognized for extraordinary online teaching with annual student-nominated award.
Anders Sejr Hansen awarded prestigious Pew-Stewart Grant for Cancer Research
The Hansen Lab investigates how genetic elements, known as enhancers, control the expression of genes in cancer.
Three from MIT receive 2021 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
The five-year award aims to empower “the most promising innovators in science and technology.”
Four MIT faculty members receive 2021 US Department of Energy early career awards
Faculty from the departments of Physics and of Nuclear Science and Engineering faculty were selected for the Early Career Research Program.