It's all in our heads
Political science PhD student Marika Landau-Wells is using psychology and neuroscience to better understand political behavior.
Crunching quantum code
MIT physics graduate student Sagar Vijay co-develops error correction method for quantum computing based on special electronic states called Majorana fermions.
Students’ project a contender for a hitchhike to the moon
AeroAstro team turns to MIT crowdsourcing to fund entry in NASA space launch competition.
Radiation physics today for materials science tomorrow
In the 2016 Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Mingda Li PhD '15 describes how radiation can help us understand and design new materials.
Incentives matter
Working with the Tata Center, two MIT economics students are testing projects to reduce industrial pollution in India.
Christine Ortiz to step down as dean for graduate education
Six-year tenure was defined by collaboration across schools, departments, and offices.
Getting real — on Mars
Sydney Do, a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is adding authenticity to a virtual Mars experience.
Student-built instrument headed to asteroid and back
Created by MIT students, REXIS has been integrated onto NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
Grad students honored for their research at Materials Research Society meeting
Three MIT graduate students win Silver Awards for work on catalysts, hydrogels, and magnetic nanoparticles.
Love for Times Square
MIT professor, PhD candidate design Valentine’s Day pavilion for New York City.
Pappalardo Fellow Or Hen wins Israel Physical Society graduate research prize
First time prize is awarded in experimental nuclear physics.
New insights on political participation in Sub-Sahara Africa
PhD student Leah Rosenzweig's electoral insights shed light on reasons for citizen participation in authoritarian and transitional countries in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Stimulus plan?
Interest is growing in brain stimulation devices — and regulating them may prove tricky.
Building analytical tools to improve understanding of China's political economy
PhD student Yiqing Xu applies new methodology for better insight into the Chinese political economy.