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Faculty
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3 Questions: Joe Steinmeyer on guiding students into the world of STEM
Since 2009, Steinmeyer has taught more than 400 students in the MITES, MOSTEC, SEED Academy, and E2 programs.
March 4, 2020 -
Design, power, and justice
In new book “Design Justice,” Associate Professor Sasha Costanza-Chock examines how to make technology work for more people in society.
March 3, 2020 -
Empowering faculty partnerships across the globe
MISTI Global Seed Funds program has delivered $22 million to faculty since 2008.
March 3, 2020 -
Thomas Dupree, professor emeritus of nuclear science and engineering and physics, dies at 86
Highly regarded physicist was well-known for studying plasma turbulence in terms of coherent structures.
February 28, 2020 -
To self-drive in the snow, look under the road
Weather’s a problem for autonomous cars. MIT’s new system shows promise by using “ground-penetrating radar” instead of cameras or lasers.
February 26, 2020 -
Four MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2020
New members have made advances in computer architecture, network coding, ocean engineering, higher education, and quantum computation.
February 26, 2020 -
3 Questions: Ron Rivest on trusting electronic voting systems
MIT cryptography expert and election technology developer explains how to verify an election outcome.
February 26, 2020 -
Bringing deep learning to life
MIT duo uses music, videos, and real-world examples to teach students the foundations of artificial intelligence.
February 24, 2020 -
A chemist investigates how proteins assume their shape
Matt Shoulders hopes to shed light on diseases linked to flawed protein folding.
February 23, 2020 -
Michael Sipser to step down as School of Science dean
Mathematician to return to the faculty after six years leading MIT’s second-largest school.
February 19, 2020 -
Deblina Sarkar joins the MIT Media Lab faculty
New research group aims to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
February 19, 2020 -
3 Questions: MIT’s Quality of Life Survey is here
The survey, deployed every four years, is a unique, confidential forum for community input.
February 19, 2020 -
Richard Dudley, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 81
Longtime MIT professor strongly influenced the fields of probability, statistics, and machine learning.
February 18, 2020 -
MLK Luncheon speaker describes “dealing with scars nobody can see”
Exonerated Central Park Five member Kevin Richardson details his harrowing experiences and his hopeful vision for the future.
February 13, 2020 -
Understanding law in everyday life
Susan Silbey, a pioneer in studying popular attitudes toward the legal system, discussed her research while giving MIT’s annual Killian Lecture.
February 13, 2020 -
Letter regarding MIT’s next Institute Community and Equity Officer
February 12, 2020 -
Out of the lab and into the world
E14 Venture Summit celebrates the diversity of spinoff companies from the Media Lab.
February 11, 2020 -
New theories at the intersection of algebra and geometry
Professor Chenyang Xu applies the techniques of abstract algebra to study concrete but complex geometric objects.
February 8, 2020 -
Robert Gallager wins 2020 Japan Prize
The EECS emeritus professor is recognized for groundbreaking contributions in information and coding theory.
February 7, 2020 -
Frank Press, MIT geophysicist and U.S. science adviser, dies at 95
An advocate of international scientific cooperation, Press served as an MIT department head and lifetime MIT Corporation member.
February 7, 2020