QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2023
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
Peter Baddoo, Department of Mathematics instructor, dies at 29
Baddoo was a respected and admired scholar, teacher, mentor, and colleague.
It’s a weird, weird quantum world
In MIT’s 2023 Killian Lecture, Peter Shor shares a brief history of quantum computing from a personal viewpoint.
QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science
The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time.
Comedy meets mathematics in a new opera at MIT
Senior music lecturer Elena Ruehr turns Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, groundbreaking thinkers of modern computing, into crime fighters.
MIT wins 83rd Putnam Mathematical Competition, sweeps top five spots for third consecutive year
Twenty-one of the top 25 finishers are MIT students, including the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize winner.
Nine from MIT named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Annual award honors early-career researchers for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.
When should data scientists try a new technique?
A new measure can help scientists decide which estimation method to use when modeling a particular data problem.
“This is the type of life that I want”
Poet, student advocate, and math/physics double-major Catherine Ji is living boldly at MIT.
MIT mathematicians receive honors for 2023
MIT faculty, students, and alumni collect prizes at the recent Joint Mathematics Meetings.
MIT community members win 2023 IEEE medals and awards
Seven faculty and alumni are among the winners of the prestigious honors for electrical engineers and computer scientists.
Making math fun by prepping for friendly competition
In MIT class 18.A34 (Mathematical Problem Solving), students prep for a major collegiate mathematics competition — and learn to love math.
School of Science appoints 10 faculty to named professorships
Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
Spreading joy with Wide Tim
MIT senior Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng uses art as a bonding enzyme to join STEM, culture, and community.
New faculty join the School of Science in 2022
Seven professors join the departments of Biology; Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.