Seeking rare cells
Christopher Love uses microscale technology to isolate rare cells, yielding insight into human disease.
Professor Emeritus James Fay dies at 91
Longtime MIT professor and member of the National Academy of Engineering made important contributions to fluid mechanics.
3 Questions: Economies as computers, products as information
New book argues that economic development is a special case of the growth of information.
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
Megan Smith: It’s mind, hand … and heart
In Commencement remarks, U.S. CTO stresses the importance of the personal, caring side of MIT.
Celebrating the Peter H. Stone and Paola Malanotte Stone Professorship
Faculty, administrators, and guests gather to mark the endowment of a new professorship in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
Faculty highlight: W. Craig Carter
Materials science professor develops algorithms to solve problems across disciplines, strengthens online teaching techniques, and contributes to scientific art.
Judith Layzer, expert on environmental politics, dies at 53
Professor wrote influential works on science, public policy, and environmental advocacy.
Helen Elaine Lee and Emma Teng to head SHASS academic units
Dean Deborah Fitzgerald announces leadership appointments in Women's and Gender Studies and Global Studies and Languages.
Remote observing now in progress
After two years of work, MIT's Wallace Observatory team has "perfected" the ability to control its fleet of smaller telescopes remotely and automatically.