Jerome Lettvin, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 91
Dynamic cognitive scientist made key contributions to neurophysiology and vision science.
Amar Bose ’51 makes stock donation to MIT
Bose Corporation will remain private and independent; dividends will sustain and advance MIT’s mission.
Come explore MIT
'Under the Dome,' the Institute's first open house in more than 30 years, features blimp races, the science of ice cream, a flying car and more.
Demaine’s artwork selected for Smithsonian exhibit
Part of the 40 Under 40: Craft Futures exhibition, which will run starting in 2012.
Digital library partnership gives MIT access to additional online resources
Search the full-text of 8.4 million digitized volumes, and get full online access to 2.2 million volumes in the public domain, through the HathiTrust Digital Library.
3 Questions: Why Richard Feynman’s lectures still mesmerize
MIT Professor Robert Jaffe reflects on Feynman’s classic lectures five decades later, as the videos are released online.
New American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows include 4 from MIT
Gates, Page, Shor and Stewart among 212 new members.
Information Age
As part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.
3 Questions: Jeffrey Hoffman on the Space Shuttle at 30
Anniversary of the first shuttle flight comes just as it nears retirement, but the vehicle has changed space travel dramatically.
Putting ‘Technology’ on the map
Next Century Convocation celebrates the history, achievements and people of MIT’s first century and a half.
Scheib wins 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship
Associate professor of theater arts awarded prestigious honor for mid-career professionals.