Bose Grants for 2017 reward bold and unconventional research visions
Six potentially paradigm-shifting research projects will make strides with funding from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Computer systems predict objects’ responses to physical forces
Results may help explain how humans do the same thing.
Calculating the cost of tech-fueled discrimination
Math graduate student’s Data for Black Lives conference provides numbers behind the technologies that enable exclusion.
Celebrating a decade of interdisciplinary microbiology
The Microbiology Graduate PhD Program spans 50 labs across 10 departments and divisions, offering a broad approach to microbial science and engineering.
Four from MIT named 2017 Association for Computing Machinery Fellows
Professors Goldwasser, Lozano-Perez, Micali, and Sipser honored for "providing key knowledge" to computing.
Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
An abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas.
Four from MIT are named 2018 IEEE Fellows
Researchers from across MIT are honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Rethinking transcription factors and gene expression
Study shows that, like proteins, genomes must fold appropriately to function properly and that some transcription factors provide the structural support.
Scientists observe supermassive black hole in infant universe
Findings present a puzzle as to how such a huge object could have grown so quickly.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of Croatia, visits MIT
State visit includes meeting with MIT president and award for MIT physicist Marin Soljačić.
How the brain keeps time
Neuroscientists discover networks of neurons that stretch or compress their activity to control timing.
Wei Zhang wins 2018 New Horizons in Mathematics Breakthrough Prize
MIT math professor will share award with collaborator Zhiwei Yun.
Three MIT seniors awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarships
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Jeremiah Johnson and Tracy Slatyer win 2017 School of Science teaching prizes
Faculty members in chemistry and physics honored for excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Revealing an imperfect actor in plant biotechnology
Whitehead Institute researchers detect the chemical mistakes of a common herbicide-resistance enzyme, then successfully re-engineer it for enhanced precision.