From contemporary syntax to human language’s deep origins
New paper amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.
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Dahleh is appointed to William A. Coolidge Professorship
Coolidge chair was established in 1988 to honor devoted member of MIT Corporation
Advanced research gives EECS undergraduates the ‘big picture’
SuperUROP connects student creativity with tough challenges
The science of networking
MIT senior Esther Jang uses science, engineering, and teaching to help others and challenge herself.
Computer system automatically solves word problems
Applications could include educational tools, systems to solve practical geometry or physics problems.
Start6: In good company
New IAP program offers a bridge between alumni entrepreneurs and Course 6 students.
Parallel programming may not be so daunting
“Lock-free” parallel algorithms may match performance of more complex “wait-free” algorithms.
Engineers design ‘living materials’
Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light.
Engineering Design Studio brings ‘mind and hand’ to EECS
Students build their own electronics with help from Cypress Semiconductor
MIT Can Talk event promotes good oral and communication skills
The campus-wide, week-long Independent Activities Period (IAP) event brings wide range of students together for public speaking workshops.
Give him the hook: New data shows baseball managers when to replace the starting pitcher
As MIT’s major sports analytics conference begins, novel research provides data-based guidance for big-league skippers.
Self-completing programs
A system that automatically fills in the gaps in programmers’ code becomes more powerful.
A paper diagnostic for cancer
Low-cost urine test developed by MIT engineers amplifies signals from growing tumors to detect disease.