3 Questions: Composer Elena Ruehr on turning emotion into sound
Ruehr's new work, "Requiem," honors both personal and global losses.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Seventeen new professors join the MIT community, with research areas ranging from robotics and machine learning to health care and agriculture.
Responding to the tragedy in Ukraine
A letter from President Reif describes steps MIT is taking to care for members of its community and discontinue the MIT Skoltech program.
MIT entrepreneurs think globally, act locally
A new solution to beach-fouling seaweed, developed by MBA candidate Andrés Bisonó León and Luke Gray ’18, SM ’20, is designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Festival of Learning centers on guiding students from surviving to thriving
The annual event aims to realize the promise of "new normal" education through community and technology.
Q&A: What makes a bestselling textbook?
The millionth sale of “Introduction to Algorithms” prompts Charles Leiserson and Tom Corman look back at the creation and legacy of the foundational textbook, now in its fourth edition.
Mapping the depths of plasma physics
In his new lab, where he will study how plasma behaves in the universe, assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Jack Hare draws inspiration from spelunking.
Alan Grossman to step down as head of the Department of Biology
Grossman led the biology community for eight years, increasing faculty diversity, support for outreach programs and graduate students.
Richard Binzel: Eyes on the skies and a passion for planetary science
Over more than three decades at MIT, Binzel developed key insights into the solar system and played a role in multiple NASA missions.
A revolution in learning
Historian Tanalís Padilla’s new book about activist rural schools in Mexico highlights long-running tensions in the nation’s politics.
On a mission to alleviate chronic pain
Fan Wang’s studies of how the brain controls pain may one day lead to new treatments that could help millions of people.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2022
John Cohn and Franz-Josef Ulm, along with 19 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.
Advancing public understanding of sea-level rise
A Museum of Science, Boston exhibit benefits from oceanographer Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli’s work on the Venetian Lagoon’s MOSE barrier project.
3 Questions: The future of international education
New MISTI faculty director Evan Lieberman discusses the crucial role of international education for global solutions.
Seven from MIT named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
Early-career researchers honored for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.