Matthew Shoulders receives NIH director's New Innovator Award
Seventy-eight grants awarded to scientists proposing highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
To capture a wave
Themistoklis Sapsis seeks to understand, predict, and optimize complex engineering and environmental systems under extreme uncertainty.
David Benney, emeritus professor of mathematics, dies at 85
World-renowned applied mathematician's 50-year career at MIT included service as Department of Mathematics head from 1989 to 1999.
From screen to stage
MIT’s Jay Scheib and Keeril Makan turn the famous film “Persona” into a new opera.
Faculty highlight: Nuh Gedik
Associate professor's work on topological insulators and atomically thin materials yields new, laser-driven approaches to materials for electronics.
Designing across disciplines
Architectural cross-studios encourage students to bridge gaps between design, history, and engineering.
J. Meejin Yoon honored with Women in Architecture award
Architect, designer, and artist honored for leadership in architectural practice.
Haitian educators and MIT faculty develop Kreyòl-based teaching tools
Project led by linguist Michel DeGraff is revolutionizing education in Haiti, and serving as a model for similar projects around the world.
Carlo Ratti appointed as advisor to European Commission
Urban planning professor will advise on smart cities.
Moderating extremes in building design
Leon Glicksman develops energy efficiency technologies and strategies for old and new buildings all over the world.
Microbe sleuth
Tanja Bosak examines how life and the Earth evolved in tandem during their early history together.
Compound potential
Kristala Jones Prather engineers microbes to produce compounds that can be used in industrial processes efficiently and economically.
