Esther Duflo receives Princess of Asturias Award
Top Spanish prize awarded to MIT economics professor and J-PAL co-director for contributions to development economics and policies to reduce poverty.
Tyler Jacks receives MIT’s Killian Award
Cancer biologist and Koch Institute director recognized with MIT faculty’s top honor.
Newly tenured engineers
Thirteen tenure appointments are made in seven of eight academic departments in the School of Engineering.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects poster winners
Cash prizes awarded to graduate students and postdocs for research on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
Lemelson-MIT announces 2015 National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
Students recognized for inventions in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.
Biology professor Michael Laub named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Five-year appointment will support research on how cells regulate their behavior in response to an external environment.
John Lienhard wins 2015 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award
Lienhard becomes the sixth MechE faculty member to receive the prestigious ASME award.
Soriero selected an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year
Julie Soriero, head of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, is among 28 honored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Three MIT physicists win 2015 NSF and DOE early-career awards
Assistant professors Aram Harrow, Yen-Jie Lee, and Tracy Slatyer will share $2.1 million in research support.
Eight MIT students accept 2015 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2015-2016 academic year abroad, conducting research or academic studies.
