K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center will prioritize innovations for resource-constrained communities
Collaborative hub founded by philanthropist Lisa Yang will catalyze academic innovation and result in real-world, global impact.
Soaring high, in the Army and the lab
After three deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Jill Rahon is pursuing research that will help verify conformation to nuclear treaties.
3 Questions: Implementing the MIT Graduate Student Union’s collective bargaining agreement
Ian Waitz describes the three-year contract that will change and enhance MIT’s graduate student policies and procedures.
Study reveals a reaction at the heart of many renewable energy technologies
New insights into how proton-coupled electron transfers occur at an electrode could help researchers design more efficient fuel cells and electrolyzers.
Three honored with 2023 School of Science teaching prizes
Roger Levy, Pulin Li, and David McGee were nominated by peers and students for their exceptional instruction.
Juana De La O: Food for thought
This biology graduate student is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.
Shell joins MIT.nano Consortium
International energy company becomes sustaining member of industry group.
Co-creating climate futures with real-time data and spatial storytelling
Five multimedia projects communicating climate futures selected for 2023 WORLDING program, online and at MIT.
Technique could efficiently solve partial differential equations for numerous applications
MIT researchers propose “PEDS” method for developing models of complex physical systems in mechanics, optics, thermal transport, fluid dynamics, physical chemistry, climate, and more.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
MIT Koch Institute researchers Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec, plus 11 MIT alumni, are honored for inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain’s language network work harder
A new study finds that language regions in the left hemisphere light up when reading uncommon sentences, while straightforward sentences elicit little response.
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds
A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.
MIT’s top research stories of 2023
A cheaper water desalination device, a wearable ultrasound scanner, and a new kind of supercapacitor were some of MIT News’ most popular articles.
MIT community in 2023: A year in review
Top Institute stories dealt with a presidential inauguration, international accolades for faculty and students, “Dialogues Across Difference,” new and refreshed community spaces, and more.
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.