Ann Wolpert, director of libraries, has died at 70
Served MIT for 17 years; was leading light on role of the research library in the digital age.
Kenneth Stevens, professor emeritus in EECS, dies at 89
Stevens’ pioneering work as the originator of the quantal theory of speech helped earn him the National Medal of Science.
Path-breaking historian Pauline Maier dies at age 75
MIT professor’s work illuminated the richness and complexity of Revolutionary-era America and the origins of democracy in the U.S.
Amar Bose ’51, SM ’52, ScD ’56, Bose Corporation’s founder, has died at 83
Entrepreneur served on faculty for 45 years; championed long-term corporate research.
Robert Meservey, pioneering MIT physicist, dies at 92
Buckley Prize winner was member of the Institute community for more than 50 years.
Svetlana Adamova Sussman, MIT Sloan administrative officer, dies at 53
Sussman was known for her leadership, mentorship and more.
Longtime biology professor Annamaria Torriani-Gorini dies at 94
Microbiologist and lifelong social activist worked at MIT from 1960 to 1989.
MIT visiting scientist Kanako Miura, 36, dies while bicycling in Boston
'She truly became an integral part of the CSAIL community.'
Mechanical engineering professor Joseph LeConte Smith Jr. dies at 83
Longtime director of Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory taught at MIT from 1956 to 2008.
Emily Wick PhD '51, MIT's first female professor to earn tenure, dies at 91
Chemist and nutrition scientist was a pioneer in women's rights on campus and loved sailing.
‘He loved us, and we loved him’
MIT community recalls fallen officer Sean Collier, who made a big impression in 15 months at MIT.
