Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
In his latest book, economist Robert Townsend surveys how “distributed ledger” technologies can help emerging economies and many industries.
MIT-Commonwealth Fusion Systems demonstration of new superconducting cable is a key step on the high-field path to compact fusion.
A special 25th anniversary award honors the MIT economist for work on employment, trade, and technological change.
The atmospheric chemist shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery that chemicals known as CFCs deplete the ozone layer.
During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace and the U.S. military, and a changemaker for women in STEM.
Biological engineer discusses condensing the time taken to develop therapeutics down from many years to a matter of months.
Dwaipayan Banerjee’s new book examines the psychological and social terrain of living with cancer in a country where the disease has long been downplayed.
Michael Birnbaum, Anders Hansen, and Tami Lieberman receive NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about the spread of the virus.
Professor Yossi Sheffi's latest book, “The New (Ab)Normal,” offers a key supply chain perspective on the pandemic.
Physicist is honored with the RSEF’s highest scientific honor for his work on twistronics.
Molecular biologist and professor emerita advocates for more inclusive science and advises how to get there.
Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists.
New ways to think about and practice protective masking, from faculty in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.