John Dugundji, professor emeritus of aeronautics and astronautics, dies at 95
Longtime MIT professor and expert in aeroelasticity, structural dynamics, and composite materials remembered for his kindness and dedication to mentorship.
Featured video: Covid-19 vaccines arrive at MIT
By the end of 2020, a first dose was administered to every at-risk staff member of MIT Medical who requested a vaccine.
Four from MIT are named IEEE Fellows for 2021
Three MIT professors and a principal staff member from Lincoln Laboratory are among the 2021 class of fellows.
School of Engineering third and fourth quarter 2020 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters.
Understanding art in a time of crisis
Associate professor of music Emily Richmond Pollock studies the way modern opera incorporates the new and the traditional.
Professor Emeritus Michael Driscoll, leader in nuclear engineering and beloved mentor, dies at 86
Wide-ranging contributions over a span of seven decades advanced nuclear waste disposal and fuel cycle development.
Professor and astrophysicist Sara Seager appointed officer to the Order of Canada
Pioneer in exoplanet research helped transform the burgeoning field into one of the fastest-growing and most exciting in space science.
MIT in the media: 2020 in review
In a particularly newsworthy year, news and views from the MIT community made headlines.
Dava Newman named director of MIT Media Lab
Visionary astronautics researcher, explorer, and expert on human adaptation to space will lead the Institute’s world-renowned research center.
Task Force 2021 and Beyond shares its initial compilation of ideas
More than 50 proposals to recast MIT for the post-Covid era released for review and community input.
A new approach to studying religion and politics
MIT political scientist Richard Nielsen combines ethnography and big data to analyze clerics and preachers in the Islamic world.
On planetary change and human health
MIT anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas reflects on the deep connection between planetary and human well-being.
James Fujimoto wins the Visionary Prize from the Greenberg Prize to End Blindness
Historic effort to eradicate blindness marks major milestone with leading scientists recognized for pioneering work.
3 Questions: Phillip Sharp on the discoveries that enabled mRNA vaccines for Covid-19
Curiosity-driven basic science in the 1970s laid the groundwork for today’s leading vaccines against the novel coronavirus.