ChoKyun Rha, professor post-tenure of biomaterials sciences and engineering, dies at 87
Mentor to many worked to develop natural medicinal and industrial products.
Friends of MIT Biology celebrate an unusual year
Members of the biology community came together to honor and celebrate the contributions and many achievements of the department and its affiliates.
3 Questions: Task Force 2021 and the future of working at MIT
Joe Higgins and Krystyn Van Vliet discuss themes that emerged from extensive conversations on MIT’s workforce in the post-pandemic world.
Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
Reflecting on a year of loss, grit, and pulling together
As the Covid-19 pandemic altered our lives, the MIT community reached new levels of resilience and ingenuity.
Yo-yos offer a first foray into manufacturing at scale
Students in 2.008 (Design and Manufacturing II) learn about manufacturing processes for everyday products, and work in teams to design their own yo-yos.
3 Questions: Task Force 2021 and the future of MIT’s finances
Glenn Ellison and Danielle Khoury offer takeaways from a detailed reassessment of MIT’s financial picture for a post-Covid world.
Elisabeth Reynolds tapped for White House role, joining National Economic Council
Leader of MIT’s Industrial Performance Center will bring expertise in manufacturing, jobs, and growth.
Lidia Vasconcelos, Division of Comparative Medicine staffer, dies at age 53
Worked to consistently maintain immaculate, state-of-the-art animal facilities, and provided guidance and support to DCM’s 90 animal care technicians and many active researchers.
3 Questions: Task Force 2021 and the future of MIT education
Anantha Chandrakasan and Melissa Nobles describe themes that emerged from broad discussions on teaching and learning in the post-Covid world.
Four MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2021
New members have made advances in computer vision, autonomous aerospace vehicles, electric power system analysis and control, and power electronics technology.
Ijeoma Oluo: “What we are fighting for is Black joy”
Keynote speaker at MIT’s annual MLK Celebration says fighting white supremacy requires far more than just reducing its harm.
3Q: Looking back at MIT’s fall semester Covid-19 testing
Suzanne Blake of MIT Emergency Management analyzes the results from the program, which administered more than 250,000 tests last semester.
Paul Sebring, first Haystack Observatory director and contributor to radio astronomy, dies at 102
Sebring founded the Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation and led Haystack Observatory from 1970 to 1980.
School of Science presents 2021 Infinite Expansion Awards
Thirteen postdocs and research scientists honored for contributions to the Institute with awards formerly known as Infinite Kilometer.