Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025
Rodney Brooks, Parag Pathak, Scott Sheffield, Benjamin Weiss, Yukiko Yamashita, and 13 MIT alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research.
How an MIT professor introduced hundreds of thousands of students to neuroscience
With an emphasis on approachability, Professor Mark Bear’s “Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain” enters its fourth decade as the text of undergraduate neuroscience classes worldwide.
Gift from Dick Larson establishes Distinguished Professorship in Data, Systems, and Society
Sasha Rakhlin, a professor in IDSS and brain and cognitive sciences, has been named the inaugural holder of the new professorship.
Processing our technological angst through humor
Associate Professor Benjamin Mangrum’s new book explores how we use comedy to cope with the growth of computer technology in modern life.
At MIT, musicians make new tools for new tunes
From the classroom to expanding research opportunities, students at MIT Music Technology use design to push the frontier of digital instruments and software for human expression and empowerment.
Professor Emeritus Barry Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, dies at 87
Widely known for his Synthetic Performer, Csound language, and work on the MPEG-4 audio standard, Vercoe positioned MIT as a hub for music technology through leadership roles with the Media Lab and Music and Theater Arts Section.
Exploring data and its influence on political behavior
In MIT's course 17.831 (Data and Politics), students are introduced to the power of analysis, visualization, and research-supported insight into political outcomes.
A new platform for developing advanced metals at scale
Foundation Alloy, founded by a team from MIT, uses solid-state metallurgy technology to create a new class of high-performance metals.
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.
How repetition helps art speak to us
Jay Keyser’s new book, “Play It Again, Sam,” makes the case that repeated motifs enhance our experience of artistic works.
Inspiring student growth
Professors Xiao Wang and Rodrigo Verdi are honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.
Co-founded by Professor Desirée Plata, the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio.
Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
MIT’s first vice president for energy and climate is working to accelerate research and development toward transformational solutions.
The tenured engineers of 2025
Eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering.