Faculty

From left, Susan Ruff, Haynes Miller and Violeta Ivanova test drive the ECS, a new tool developed in MIT's math department to promote collaboration among teachers.

Sharing wisdom, teacher to teacher

MIT math instructors have developed a tool to help educators get to ‘best practices’ and preserve them for posterity.

June 22, 2011

David H. Koch Institute Professor Robert S. Langer

Robert Langer wins top chemistry award

Institute Professor receives the ACS's Priestley Medal.

June 21, 2011

Anant Agarwal, the new director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Agarwal named CSAIL director

Succeeds Zue to lead the Institute’s largest interdisciplinary lab

June 20, 2011

MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaboration

Joint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo

June 18, 2011

Two from MIT named 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences

Physicist Jeff Gore and biologist Mary Gehring receive the prestigious award for their innovative research.

June 14, 2011

Anantha Chandrakasan, the new head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Chandrakasan named head of electrical engineering and computer science

Succeeds Grimson as leader of MIT's largest academic department

June 13, 2011

Five from MIT receive DoE early career research grants

June 10, 2011

Felix Parra will joins the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering this Summer.

Assistant Professor Parra wins Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

June 9, 2011

Clover Food Lab, cited as one of the best food trucks in the Boston area.

Campus food trucks among Boston's best

Some of the area's best meals on wheels park at MIT.

June 8, 2011

MIT Police and responding agencies determine materials found in New House were not dangerous

Investigation concludes that the campus was never in danger.

June 7, 2011

The 24-foot, 1,000-pound birthday cake for MIT's Toast to Tech celebration was a replica of MIT's campus, complete with its most famous landmarks.

‘To MIT — 150 more!’

Toast to Tech brings together the Institute community to cap its 150th anniversary celebrations in style.

June 6, 2011

Students in Rockwell Cage determine where they need to go for the procession later in the day.

‘Set your sights on changing the world’

At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.

June 3, 2011

Sharp object skims off top of yellow block, forming a stack of soft residue.

Researchers redefine the old ‘scratch test’

The centuries-old test for strength actually determines fracture resistance of materials.

June 2, 2011

Jaime Peraire, the next head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Peraire named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Computational aerodynamics specialist succeeds Ian Waitz, who was named dean of engineering

June 1, 2011

Xerox Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ursula Burns will be the speaker at MIT's 145th Commencement exercises.

Preparing the grounds

Friday's 145th Commencement exercises will celebrate MIT tradition.