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School of Engineering
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Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
March 23, 2015 -
Mechanically stimulating stem cells
MIT biological engineering graduate student Frances Liu is studying ways to alter mechanical properties of cell environments to produce desired chemical outputs.
March 20, 2015 -
Two school foundings, 63 years apart, link MIT with advances in Brazilian education
ITA and FazINOVA share a bold vision for Brazilian higher education — and a source of inspiration at MIT.
March 19, 2015 -
Faculty promotions announced in EECS
Five faculty are promoted to full professor; three faculty promoted to associate professor.
March 19, 2015 -
Faculty highlight: Krystyn Van Vliet
MIT associate professor brings a materials scientist's understanding to biochemical behavior in stem cells and organ tissue.
March 18, 2015 -
GE’s William Ruh to keynote at MIT Forum’s April analytics conference
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation conference will showcase research in data science and analytics and present industry case studies.
March 17, 2015 -
Claude Brenner dies at 86
Former MIT Corporation member and president of the MIT Alumni Association dies after a lifetime of service to MIT.
March 17, 2015 -
Student videos showcase impacts of civil and environmental engineering research at MIT
Students create and screen their creations in the second annual Course 1 Video Competition.
March 16, 2015 -
Modeling nuclear energy
Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools.
March 16, 2015 -
MIT launches three new cybersecurity initiatives
Complementary programs will address cybersecurity from the perspectives of technology, public policy, and organizational management.
March 13, 2015 -
Magnetic brain stimulation
New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections.
March 12, 2015 -
Sixth Building Global Innovators program invites applications through May 24
March 11, 2015 -
Chisholm sees big impacts from small sources
Discoverer of world’s most abundant and prolific photosynthetic organism delivers annual Killian Lecture.
March 11, 2015 -
Swine flu outbreak in India raises concern
MIT study finds evidence that a new strain of H1N1 may carry dangerous mutations.
March 11, 2015 -
Innovation in the making
Event showcases, solicits feedback on MIT Innovation Initiative’s latest projects.
March 11, 2015 -
Electrospray thruster makes small satellites more capable
MIT spinout’s electric-propulsion system improves maneuverability of small satellites.
March 11, 2015 -
First-light images from NASA’s soil moisture satellite revealed
Professor of civil and environmental engineering Dara Entekhabi, science team leader of NASA's SMAP satellite, marvels at the project's first snapshot of Earth.
March 10, 2015 -
Making the leap from lab to market
MIT Innovation Initiative aims to foster an even more consistent approach to building bridges from research findings to real world impact.
March 10, 2015 -
U.S. News ranks graduate programs in engineering, business highly
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; Sloan is No. 5 business school.
March 10, 2015 -
The secret of wrinkling, folding, and creasing
New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns.
March 9, 2015