Josh McDermott seeks to replicate the human auditory system
Computer models that mimic humans’ extraordinary hearing abilities could improve treatments for hearing loss.
Five from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2021
Faculty members Dan Freedman, Robert Griffin, Larry Guth, Stephen Morris, and Gigliola Staffilani elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.
Q&A: Vivienne Sze on crossing the hardware-software divide for efficient artificial intelligence
Her research focuses on more-efficient deep neural networks to process video, and more-efficient hardware to run applications.
Mastering molecular disorder
Adam Willard’s studies of how electrons flow through microscopically tangled materials could lead to new types of photovoltaic materials.
Expanding MIT’s global reach in the professional world
Multicultural Bhaskar Pant has brought MIT Professional Education to thousands of students around the world.
Five from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2021
Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
Desirée Plata and Justin Steil win Edgerton Faculty Award
CEE and DUSP faculty members recognized for excellence in leadership, service, and impactful work tackling environmental and social justice issues.
Innovative design thinking for a fast-changing world
Blade Kotelly is a senior lecturer on design thinking and innovation, bringing expertise to the world's top brands to better innovate in complex product and service environments.
Letter from President Reif: Caring for each other amid the Chauvin trial
MIT’s president writes to the community about devoting time and space for observing a highly charged moment.
Professor Emeritus Ernest Cravalho, an expert in thermodynamics and pioneer in thermal fluids education, dies at 82
A leader in thermodynamics, heat transfer, cryopreservation of biomaterials, and energy conversion, Cravalho shaped thermodynamic and biomedical education at MIT.
With “Choctaw Animals” for piano, Charles Shadle honors his Native American heritage
MIT composer hopes his newest work builds connections — between music and his Choctaw heritage, between classical and traditional music, and between generations in the Choctaw Nation.
Task Force 2021 and Beyond moves into new phase
Effort to recast MIT for the post-Covid era will now shift to focus on refining and implementing ideas proposed earlier.
Seeking the cellular mechanisms of disease, with help from machine learning
Caroline Uhler blends machine learning, statistics, and biology to understand how our bodies respond to illness.
What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system — and what needs to change?
Seven MIT researchers see lessons and opportunities for US health care.
3 Questions: Defining the Institute’s values
Daniel Hastings and Tracy Gabridge share their experiences as co-chairs of MIT’s Values Statement Committee.