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Faculty
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George Hatsopoulos, senior lecturer emeritus and MIT Corporation life member emeritus, dies at 91
Thermodynamics expert and longtime Department of Mechanical Engineering affiliate founded Thermo Electron, a world leader in instrumentation.
September 21, 2018 -
New recording blends old Europe and contemporary Cambridge
Pianist David Deveau’s latest album interprets works by Beethoven, Mozart, and MIT’s own John Harbison.
September 21, 2018 -
School of Science welcomes 10 professors
New faculty join the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
September 19, 2018 -
Feng Zhang wins 2018 Keio Medical Science Prize
McGovern Institute scientist is recognized with award for outstanding and creative achievements made in the life and medical sciences.
September 19, 2018 -
3 Questions: Richard Lester on the MIT China Summit
Conference will explore possibilities for MIT-China collaboration in applying science and technology to help solve great global challenges.
September 18, 2018 -
Book explores milestones of astronomical discovery
In “Dispatches from Planet 3,” Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them.
September 18, 2018 -
3Q: Sheila Widnall on sexual harassment in STEM
National Academies report cites need for strong leadership and cultural change; will be focus of upcoming MIT panel discussion.
September 17, 2018 -
Mark Harnett named Vallee Foundation Scholar
MIT neuroscientist is among five people selected to receive the early career award.
September 14, 2018 -
Samuel Bodman, MIT Corporation member and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, dies at 79
MIT alumnus and chemical engineering faculty member was a pioneering director of venture capital firms.
September 13, 2018 -
Civil rights in a complex world
Professor Bruno Perreau examines the relationships between personal identity and public institutions.
September 12, 2018 -
Timothy Grove awarded AGU's Harry H. Hess Medal
American Geophysical Union honors EAPS professor's “outstanding achievements in research on the constitution and evolution of the Earth and other planets.”
September 10, 2018 -
Julien de Wit and TRAPPIST-1 science team receive NASA award
Assistant professor in EAPS and colleagues from the University of Liège were honored for groundbreaking planetary system discovery.
September 6, 2018 -
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers
Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.
September 5, 2018 -
John de Monchaux, former dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, dies at 81
Architect and planner remembered as a man who brought people together through a combination of wisdom, optimism, and charm.
August 31, 2018 -
Shih-Ying Lee, longtime mechanical engineering professor, inventor, and entrepreneur, dies at 100
Retired MIT professor specialized in measurement and instrumentation, held 20 patents, and launched two companies.
August 30, 2018 -
“At MIT I found my home!”
President L. Rafael Reif welcomes the Class of 2022 to campus at annual Convocation.
August 28, 2018 -
3 Questions: Philip Harris on first observation of long-predicted Higgs boson decay
Seeing Higgs boson decay required “magic-eye” focus; may help physicists understand why the universe has mass.
August 28, 2018 -
Exploring cancer metabolism
Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism.
August 28, 2018 -
Noelle Selin named director of the MIT Technology and Policy Program
Selin will spearhead the master's program for students whose research addresses societal challenges at the intersection of technology and policy.
August 24, 2018 -
Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action
Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.
August 21, 2018