Faithfully supporting well-being
Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Jinhua Zhao, and Kamal Youcef-Toumi honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Three from MIT awarded 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships
MIT professors Sabine Iatridou, Jonathan Gruber, and Rebecca Saxe have been selected to pursue their work “under the freest possible conditions.”
Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The $90,000 merit-based fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Katie Collins, Vaishnavi Phadnis, and Vaibhavi Shah named 2020-21 Goldwater Scholars
Three MIT undergraduates who use computer science to explore human biology and health honored for their academic achievements.
Titan’s missing river deltas and an Earthly climate connection
Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.
Arizona wildfire series wins Knight Science Journalism’s Victor K. McElheny Award
Judges praise “Ahead of the Fire” for taking a local issue and showing “why it was relevant to everyone in the country.”
Ed Boyden wins prestigious Wilhelm Exner Medal
Entrepreneurial science award recognizes scientists whose work opens up “new dimensions of economic progress."
School of Science announces 2020 Infinite Mile Awards
Ten staff members recognized for dedication to School of Science and to MIT.
2020 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Anikeeva, Fuller, Tisdale, and White receive MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching.
School of Engineering fourth quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Agustín Rayo wins 2020 PROSE Award
MIT philosophy professor's “On the Brink of Paradox” honored as one of the best books in professional and scholarly publishing.
Undergraduate Teaching Lab wins SafetyStratus College and University Health and Safety Award
The award is given annually by the American Chemical Society.
MIT students dominate annual Putnam Mathematical Competition
Participating MIT students make history by taking all top five spots — the first time this has happened for any school.
Leigh Estabrooks wins Society of Women Engineers WE Local Engaged Advocate Award
Lemelson-MIT Program invention education officer honored for the advancement and advocacy of young women in engineering.
Kazunori Akiyama receives 2020 Young Astronomer Award
Awards program annually recognizes three early-career scientists under 35 who have made outstanding contributions to astronomy.