Meet the 2025 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Faculty members granted tenure in Linguistics and Philosophy, Music and Theater Arts, and Political Science.
Working to make fusion a viable energy source
As the Norman C. Rasmussen Adjunct Professor, George Tynan is looking forward to addressing the big physics and engineering challenges of fusion plasmas.
A new community for computational science and engineering
The stand-alone PhD program is building connections and preparing students to make a difference.
How to get your business into the flow
In a new book, “There’s Got to be a Better Way,” two MIT management innovators explain how to think flexibly about improving an organization.
3 Questions: On humanizing scientists
The prolific MIT author and physicist Alan Lightman examines the working lives, contributions, and idealism of researchers.
Remembering David Baltimore, influential biologist and founding director of the Whitehead Institute
The longtime MIT professor and Nobel laureate was a globally respected researcher, academic leader, and science policy visionary who guided the careers of generations of scientists.
AI and machine learning for engineering design
Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real-world engineering design.
A human-centered approach to data visualization
Balancing automation and agency, Associate Professor Arvind Satyanarayan develops interactive data visualizations that amplify human creativity and cognition.
3 Questions: On biology and medicine’s “data revolution”
Professor Caroline Uhler discusses her work at the Schmidt Center, thorny problems in math, and the ongoing quest to understand some of the most complex interactions in biology.
Why countries trade with each other while fighting
Mariya Grinberg’s new book, “Trade in War,” examines the curious phenomenon of economic trade during military conflict.
SHASS announces appointments of new program and section heads for 2025-26
Sandy Alexandre, Manduhai Buyandelger, and Eden Medina take on new leadership positions.
Fikile Brushett named director of MIT chemical engineering practice school
Brushett leads one-of-its-kind program that has been a bridge between education and industry for over a century.
Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92
The longtime MIT professor shared a Nobel Prize for his role in developing the LIGO observatory and detecting gravitational waves.
On the joys of being head of house at McCormick Hall
Raul Radovitzky and Flavia Cardarelli reflect on a decade of telling bad dad jokes, learning Taylor Swift songs, and sharing a home with hundreds of students.
At convocation, President Kornbluth greets the Class of 2029
“We believe in all of you,” MIT’s president said at the welcoming ceremony for new undergraduates.