Q&A: Why cities aren’t working for the working class
Professor David Autor’s latest research shows how economic polarization stems from urban job loss.
MLK Luncheon: America’s bank of justice is overdrawn but not bankrupt
Rahsaan Hall of the ACLU’s Massachusetts branch delivers keynote at annual MIT event.
Mathematician finds balance and beauty in math
Zhiwei Yun seeks to connect seemingly disparate fields in mathematics.
Six MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2019
Members have made advances in molecular processes, rheology, computer networking, nanocrystalline metals, affective computing, and semiconductor tech.
3Q: Hamsa Balakrishnan on reimagining the future of transportation
MIT associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics describes the seamless flow of people, things, and materials.
Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery
The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.
Creating new spaces for art
Professor Judith Barry’s attention-grabbing installations create thought-provoking experiences for viewers.
Eugene Fitzgerald appointed CEO and director of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
Professor of materials science and engineering to lead MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore.
From vision to action
MIT’s LeaderShape program allows students to reflect, learn, and apply plans of action to make the world a better place.
New parameters in graduate mentoring
Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are honored with the Committed to Caring Award.
3 Questions: Ken Urban on theater, science, and tech
The MIT Playwrights Lab founder discusses the varied connections between the sciences, technology, and the arts.
Biologist Adam Martin studies the mechanics of tissue folding
The dynamic process is critical to embryonic development and other cellular phenomena.
MIT’s REXIS and Bennu’s watery surface
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample-return spacecraft, carrying MIT instrument, arrived at asteroid in December; now begins the science to select a sampling location.
