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School of Science
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MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2019
Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
March 20, 2018 -
The Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback
March 19, 2018 -
Physicists discover new quantum electronic material
With an atomic structure resembling a Japanese basketweaving pattern, “kagome metal” exhibits exotic, quantum behavior.
March 19, 2018 -
Scientists detect radio echoes of a black hole feeding on a star
Signals suggest black hole emits a jet of energy proportional to the stellar material it gobbles up.
March 18, 2018 -
Lending mind, hand, and heart
Senior Isabella Pecorari is building supportive communities at MIT and beyond.
March 16, 2018 -
A blueprint for regeneration
Whitehead Institute researchers uncover framework for how stem cells determine where to form replacement structures.
March 15, 2018 -
Scientists find seismic imaging is blind to water
Findings may lead scientists to reinterpret seismic maps of the Earth's interior.
March 14, 2018 -
Study finds early signatures of the social brain
Children as young as 3 have brain network devoted to interpreting thoughts of other people.
March 12, 2018 -
MIT Intelligence Quest kicks off
A star-studded lineup helps the Institute celebrate the launch of a new initiative on human and machine intelligence.
March 7, 2018 -
MIT and Harvard join forces to address early childhood literacy
Reach Every Reader aims to end early literacy crisis.
March 6, 2018 -
Study reveals how the brain tracks objects in motion
Timing and speed are both important for making accurate estimates of how an object will travel.
March 5, 2018 -
Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is both
When rotated at a "magic angle," graphene sheets can form an insulator or a superconductor.
March 5, 2018 -
Viral tool traces long-term neuron activity
New technique is nontoxic to cells, should allow scientists to study neuron function for months or years instead of weeks.
March 5, 2018 -
Edward Boyden named inaugural Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology
Neuroengineering leader appointed to new professorship at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
March 5, 2018 -
Astronomers detect earliest evidence yet of hydrogen in the universe
Emitted just 180 million years after Big Bang, signal indicates universe was much colder than expected.
February 28, 2018 -
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2018 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within top 5 in 19 out of 48 subject areas.
February 28, 2018 -
MIT physicists observe electroweak production of same-sign W boson pairs
With the aid of the Compact Muon Solenid detector at the Large Hadron Collider, a Laboratory for Nuclear Science-led group seeks to further understand the building blocks of matter.
February 27, 2018 -
MIT launches Task Force on the Work of the Future
Institute-wide effort will study the evolution of jobs in an age of technological advancement.
February 27, 2018 -
Seeing the brain's electrical activity
Fluorescent sensor allows imaging of neurons' electrical communications, without electrodes.
February 26, 2018 -
MIT students take back Putnam competition honors
MIT has now been ranked first in four of the last five years, with a team taking first place and students claiming five of the six prestigious Putnam Fellowships.
February 22, 2018