3 Questions: Tolga Durak on building a safety culture at MIT
Managing director of environment, health, and safety programs discusses MIT's resources for helping researchers and students operate safely in the lab.
Steady demand for PPE might encourage local businesses to start production
Lincoln Laboratory study estimates daily demand in the millions for masks and gloves over the next 18 months in Massachusetts.
Undergraduate Teaching Lab wins SafetyStratus College and University Health and Safety Award
The award is given annually by the American Chemical Society.
Study: Commercial air travel is safer than ever
The rate of passenger fatalities has declined yet again in the last decade, accelerating a long-term trend.
Cleaning up hydrogen peroxide production
Solugen’s engineered enzymes offer a biologically-inspired method for producing the chemical.
Raising awareness of domestic and partner violence
With, film, an art installation, and more during Domestic Violence Awareness month, MIT's Violence Prevention and Response focuses attention on abuse.
Developing sensors to defend aircraft against lasers
MIT Lincoln Laboratory team is working on ground-based cameras that detect sources of laser beam attacks on aircraft and may lessen dangers for pilots.
New mass spectrometer will help develop better training for bomb-sniffing dogs
Researchers advance quantitative canine training evaluations.
Earth Day + seed funding = greener MIT labs
MIT’s Environment, Health and Safety Office gave out $5,000 in seed money on April 22 as part of its Green Lab contest.
Nancy Leveson receives space safety award
Professor of aeronautics and astronautics honored for contributions toward the safety of space systems.
A passion for learning in the lab
Thomas McKrell designs, builds, and supervises nuclear science and engineering laboratory projects, and readies students for careers in research.
Learn your way around MIT through online courses
Thanks to a series of online training courses, it’s now easier to find the answers you need when you need them.
Crash-testing lithium-ion batteries
Laboratory crash tests show both vulnerabilities and ways to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles.
Cambridge Police to assist in patrolling MIT this week
CPD to pitch in as MIT officers honor fallen colleague Sean Collier.