Heather Theberge, mechanical engineering staff member, dies at 42
Theberge served as an administrative assistant for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program since 2012.
Theberge served as an administrative assistant for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program since 2012.
More than 50 proposals to recast MIT for the post-Covid era released for review and community input.
William Barletta, Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Katelin Schutz, and Phiala Shanahan honored for contributions to physics.
Co-chairs Rick Danheiser and Sanjay Sarma describe a push to “invent a thriving new future” for MIT.
“Whatever the outcome, I very much hope that in our interactions with one another, we can hold ourselves to our usual high standards of kindness, decency, compassion, inclusion and mutual respect,” writes President L. Rafael Reif.
He succeeds Mary Callahan, who retired after 39 years at the Institute.
The former vice president for finance will become MIT’s chief financial officer.
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about the spread of the virus.
The award supports promising PhD candidates or postdocs conducting interdisciplinary research on the societal and ethical dimensions of computing.
Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists.
Bolstered by campus partnerships and TurboVote, the student-led group MITvote is working to increase voter turnout.
MIT’s Katlyn Turner and four other nuclear scientists issue a call for antiracist actions within their profession.
Media Lab researcher Kate Turner explores how critical race theory can influence science — and how science can inform policy — as an IDSS Research to Policy Engagement Initiative Fellow.
A new video gives thanks to staff members across MIT for their extraordinary efforts during unprecedented times.