MIT classes cancelled April 19 in wake of tragedy
Letter to the community from MIT's EVP/Treasurer and Chancellor
New five-planet system contains two that are in the ‘habitable zone’
Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth.
Open access gains momentum in Washington
White House takes action to increase access to the results of federally funded scientific research
MIT faculty reflect on accomplishments, challenges in area of faculty equity
Professors Wesley L. Harris, Barbara Liskov assess the state of faculty-diversity efforts at the Institute.
Demaines selected for Guggenheim Fellowship
Honored for work with origami from wood, plastic, metal and glass.
Markus Buehler named recipient of the Robert Lansing Hardy Award
Recognized for innovations using computational science to understand mechanical properties of biological and bio-inspired materials.
Shedding light on the search for dark matter
Physicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.
Indyk and Katabi win top ACM honors
Professors recognized for their contributions to computer science