Mark Harnett named Vallee Foundation Scholar
MIT neuroscientist is among five people selected to receive the early career award.
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.
Civil rights in a complex world
Professor Bruno Perreau examines the relationships between personal identity and public institutions.
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.”
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.
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers
Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.
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.
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.
“At MIT I found my home!”
President L. Rafael Reif welcomes the Class of 2022 to campus at annual Convocation.
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.
Exploring cancer metabolism
Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism.
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.
Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action
Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.
Four honored with 2018 School of Science teaching prizes
Moitra, O’Gorman, Perez, and Minicozzi were nominated by students and colleagues for demonstrating excellence in instruction.
Thomas Magnanti honored with Singapore’s National Day Award
Institute Professor and former president of Singapore University of Technology and Design helped build MIT-Singapore institutions and programs.