Matthew Vander Heiden named director of the Koch Institute
MIT biology professor and pioneering researcher of cancer cell metabolism will succeed longtime director Tyler Jacks.
Call to share input on diversity, equity, and inclusion proposal
MIT shares the first draft of its Five-year Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Cooling homes without warming the planet
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.
Measuring the invisible
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund supports 77 projects during pandemic
Fund supported by the Office of the Chancellor is advancing mental health, well-being, and racial justice projects at MIT.
School of Engineering first quarter 2021 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Letter from President Reif: Supporting our Asian community in a difficult time
MIT’s president writes to the community following the tragedies in Georgia and surging anti-Asian violence.
ChoKyun Rha, professor post-tenure of biomaterials sciences and engineering, dies at 87
Mentor to many worked to develop natural medicinal and industrial products.
The physicist and the hospital
Associate Professor Thomas Heldt finds inspiration where fundamental physical principles intersect with human health.
Friends of MIT Biology celebrate an unusual year
Members of the biology community came together to honor and celebrate the contributions and many achievements of the department and its affiliates.
3 Questions: Task Force 2021 and the future of working at MIT
Joe Higgins and Krystyn Van Vliet discuss themes that emerged from extensive conversations on MIT’s workforce in the post-pandemic world.
Linda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger honored for contributions to biological engineering education
Professors awarded the National Academy of Engineering's prestigious Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.
2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
3 Questions: Richard Samuels on Japan’s 3.11 triple disaster and its impact 10 years later
Within minutes, the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown on March 11, 2011, brought an unprecedented wave of death, displacement, and destruction to Japan.