Everybody’s a winner
Automatic window-shading invention tops a strong field of entries in materials competition.
Classes and academic research help launch companies
A variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.
Resnick awarded McGraw Prize in Education
Media Lab professor is one of three honored for work in digital education.
Schuh appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Replaces interim department head Carl Thompson.
MIT announces Professor Gilbert Strang as first MathWorks Professor of Mathematics
Endowment underscores value commercial industry places on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education
MIT athletics ranked ninth nationally In NSCA Power Rankings
MIT’s intercollegiate athletics program continues to be regarded as one of the best overall programs in the nation.
Dyslexia independent of IQ
Brain-imaging study suggests that reading difficulties are the same regardless of overall intelligence — and that more children could benefit from support in school.
MIT hosts Math Prize for Girls
More than 250 high school girls converge on campus for competition and community.
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering collaborates in developing nuclear security curriculum for graduate education
Department of Energy names MIT as one of three universities awarded grants for the program.
Science school for judges
MIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.
In Profile: Heather Paxson
Anthropologist examines the ‘everyday ethics’ of everything from cheese making to motherhood.