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
Second-round MindHandHeart Innovation Fund grant recipients announced
Grants totaling $24,870 were awarded to seven proposals in the second Innovation Fund cycle.
Georgia Perakis: On the road to better energy data
MIT professor uses operations research and optimization modeling to investigate topics from traffic flows to subsidies for green energy technologies.
Christine Ortiz to step down as dean for graduate education
Six-year tenure was defined by collaboration across schools, departments, and offices.
Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
Marvin Minsky, “father of artificial intelligence,” dies at 88
Professor emeritus was a co-founder of CSAIL and a founding member of the Media Lab.
Engineering foe into friend
Bose Grant awardee Jacquin Niles aims to repurpose the malaria parasite for drug delivery.
Watch your tone
Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.
Wesley Harris delivers keynote at event honoring Martin Luther King
MIT professor’s speech at Princeton University described Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on the nation and on Harris personally.
Space: The here-and-now frontier
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics launches a new generation of innovators.