Topic
Faculty
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Letter regarding preliminary fact-finding about MIT and Jeffrey Epstein
September 12, 2019 -
Understanding genetic circuits and genome organization
Assistant professors Pulin Li and Seychelle Vos are investigating how cells become tissues and the proteins that organize DNA.
September 12, 2019 -
MIT holds open forums for institutional reaccreditation
Community members are invited to share their experiences and perspectives with the evaluators.
September 11, 2019 -
Letter regarding update on the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
September 11, 2019 -
Leadership transition announced for MIT Media Lab
Executive committee will lead lab during interim period.
September 10, 2019 -
Uncovering links between architecture, politics, and society
“Every building is ultimately a compromise” involving many stakeholders, says architectural historian Timothy Hyde.
September 10, 2019 -
Letter regarding updates on the Media Lab
September 9, 2019 -
Letter regarding action on the Media Lab
September 7, 2019 -
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics awarded to Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration for black hole observation
Nearly 30 MIT-affiliated researchers will share in the prize, while David Jay Julius ’77 wins Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; assistant professor of physics Max Metlitski shares New Horizons prize with Xie Chen PhD ’12 and Michael Levin PhD ’06.
September 6, 2019 -
Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
September 5, 2019 -
Letter regarding the first of six climate change symposia
September 4, 2019 -
MIT report examines how to make technology work for society
Task force calls for bold public and private action to harness technology for shared prosperity.
September 4, 2019 -
Students spearhead group to enhance the graduate experience
School of Engineering advisory group proposes a new leadership curriculum and stronger student-advisor relationships.
September 4, 2019 -
New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds
Deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers.
August 29, 2019 -
A warm reception for the Class of 2023
“I’m here to welcome you to your new home!” President L. Rafael Reif tells first-year students.
August 27, 2019 -
Letter regarding Jeffrey Epstein and MIT
August 22, 2019 -
3 Questions: Heather Hendershot on the state of US political discourse
Media historian and expert on conservatism considers the end of rational dialog.
August 20, 2019 -
Data-mining for dark matter
Tracy Slatyer hunts through astrophysical data for clues to the invisible universe.
August 15, 2019 -
Letter regarding the Schwarzman College of Computing Task Force update
August 15, 2019 -
Letter regarding changes to MIT Alert notifications
August 13, 2019