Laura Kiessling wins Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry
Professor of chemistry is the first woman to win the prestigious prize, awarded annually for creativity in organic chemistry or bioorganic and medicinal chemistry.
Kerry Emanuel: This year’s hurricanes are a taste of the future
Climate scientist describes physics behind expected increase in storm strength due to climate change.
Babies can learn that hard work pays off
Study finds infants try harder after seeing adults struggle to achieve a goal.
Projects make inroads on global food and water challenges
MIT researchers supported by J-WAFS present results of their work on food and water security.
Astronaut Kate Rubins returns to the Whitehead Institute to describe her experiences in low-Earth orbit
Former Whitehead Fellow and recent International Space Station resident gives public talk and engages with the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction
By 2100, oceans may hold enough carbon to launch mass extermination of species in future millennia.
Three MIT biologists receive NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards
Graham Walker, Michael Yaffe, and Robert Weinberg earn support from the National Institutes of Health to further their research endeavors.
Gene-editing technology developer Feng Zhang awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
MIT associate professor and member of the Broad Institute and McGovern Institute recognized for commitment to invention, collaboration, and mentorship.
Analyzing the language of color
Cognitive scientists find that people can more easily communicate warmer colors than cool ones.
MIT Women in Chemistry hosts second annual Scientist for a Day camp
Middle school girls from the Cambridge area spend an afternoon on campus, participating in hands-on scientific experiments.
Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy
Bacterial populations in mother’s GI tract may play a central role.
New faculty welcomed to Department of Biology
Assistant professors Joey Davis and Rebecca Lamason will spearhead research initiatives into fundamental cellular processes.
Neighboring exoplanets may hold water, study finds
Observations and modeling suggest TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets may have held onto water, billions of years after their formation.
Robotic system monitors specific neurons
Success rate is comparable to that of highly trained scientists performing the process manually.
Experiencing the Great American Solar Eclipse
Thousands attend MIT solar eclipse-watching parties on campus, at the MIT Wallace Observatory, and in Rexburg, Idaho.