Q&A: Rainer Weiss on LIGO’s origins
MIT physicist developed the concept for LIGO as a teaching exercise.
Eric Lander wins AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Professor and director of the Broad Institute honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for outstanding contributions to science and society.
Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Contributions of new members include the design of parallel computing systems, the development of 3-D printing, and the discovery of near-Earth asteroids.
Joan Jonas in Singapore
First large-scale exhibition in Southeast Asia for pioneering artist and professor emerita
Study: China’s new policies will lower CO2 emissions faster, without preventing economic growth
MIT professor sees coal use peaking within next decade and emissions dropping soon after.
EECS announces four faculty promotions
Palacios, Shah, Tedrake promoted to full professor; Englund promoted to associate professor without tenure.
Five with MIT ties tapped for Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor and four alumni honored for inventing electronic ink, the spanning tree protocol, and Sketchpad, a human-machine graphical communication system.
John Wyatt, longtime MIT professor and cofounder of Boston Retinal Implant Project, dies at 69
Dedicated researcher was a circuits expert developing a retinal implant to help the blind see.
Computer science meets economics
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.
Faculty highlight: Liang Fu
MIT theoretical physicist’s research bridges abstract math and exotic computing materials.
MISTI Global Seed Funds winners announced
MISTI program awards over $2 million to faculty across the Institute.
Thomas Levenson receives the 2016 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research on the South Sea Bubble crisis as an example of connections between scientific developments and their larger social consequences.
3 Questions: Azra Akšamija's multidisciplinary practice in art and architecture
Professor's work explores blurred identities and representations of Islam in the West.
Symposium calls for science-based climate action
Experts examine how MIT can be most effective in addressing climate-change issues.
Edward Boyden wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Three neuroscientists share biomedicine prize for development of optogenetics