EAPS launches Global Habitat Longevity Award
MIT community members encouraged to submit nominations; entries due by May 21
Art Smith, former dean and EECS professor, dies
Electrical engineering professor made meaningful contributions to student life and learning
Esther Duflo wins Clark medal
MIT’s influential poverty researcher heralded as best economist under age 40.
Faculty approve flexible engineering degree for undergraduates
Approval of AeroAstro program adds a new dimension to engineering education.
Scientist, engineer and presidential adviser H. Guyford Stever dies at 93
He headed two MIT departments, was president of Carnegie-Mellon University and directed the National Science Foundation.
Letter to the community on MIT’s financial condition
President Susan Hockfield credits community efforts, research funding for putting MIT on a ‘stable path.’
Four decades of Earth Days
MIT plans a week of events and activities to mark Earth Day’s 40th anniversary.
Friends, family gather to honor Paul Samuelson
At memorial service, Nobel-winning economist’s ‘warmth, wit and humility’ are recalled.
Michael S. Feld, physics professor, dies at age 69
Made fundamental contributions in the field of laser science; applied physics to biomedical problems