2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
Visualizing a climate-resilient MIT
New climate resiliency dashboard helps reduce uncertainty of current and future flood risks in Cambridge.
After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution for 3
The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist.
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.
Celebrating the life of undergraduate Sergio Dominguez
A voracious learner, he fulfilled his dream of attending MIT like his hero, Tony Stark.
Tik-Tokking all about science
MIT students Malik and Miles George gain attention on the video-sharing social network for their captivating, funny science videos.
An IAP class in four-part harmony
MIT chamber quartet showcases the power of digital platforms to create community around classical music.
Kevin Costello: Exploring the intersections of math and music
“I’ll have an idea for a tune, and then I’ll have to think about where I can take it next, just like in a math problem,” says the MIT senior.
Study reveals how egg cells get so big
Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cell.
Eyeless roundworms sense color
C. elegans compares the ratio of wavelengths in its environment to avoid dangerous bacteria that secrete colorful toxins.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2021
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
Microsystems Annual Research Conference goes virtual, preserves human touch
Student committee delivers interactive conference on microsystems and nanoscience.
Study offers an explanation for why the APOE4 gene enhances Alzheimer’s risk
The gene variant disrupts lipid metabolism, but in cell experiments the effects were reversed by choline supplements.
Chemists boost boron’s utility
A strategy for preventing boron-containing compounds from breaking down could help medicinal chemists design new drugs.
Fostering ethical thinking in computing
New case studies series examines social, ethical, and policy challenges of present-day computing activities.