- Professor Emeritus Frederick Greene, influential chemist who focused on free radicals, dies at 97The physical organic chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years is celebrated for his lasting impact on generations of chemists.
- Pattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research AwardProfessor of media technology honored for research in human-computer interaction that is considered both fundamental and influential.
- New Alliance for Data, Evaluation and Policy Training will advance data-driven decision-making in public policyADEPT brings together universities, governments, and other members to empower the next generation of policymakers with the tools to innovate, test, and scale effective public policies and programs.
- For this computer scientist, MIT Open Learning was the start of a life-changing journeyAna Trišović, who studies the democratization of AI, reflects on a career path that she began as a student downloading free MIT resources in Serbia.
- Preparing for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industryIn a new class, students design, build, and test an electric turbopump for a rocket engine, facing challenges they will experience as practicing engineers.
- Mapping the future of metamaterialsMechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, say researchers from MechE's Portela Lab.
- MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS FellowsThe American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields.
- Professor Emeritus Earle Lomon, nuclear theorist, dies at 94On the physics faculty for nearly 40 years and a member of the Center for Theoretical Physics, he focused on the interactions of hadrons and developed an R-matrix formulation of scattering theory.
- MIT Maritime Consortium sets sailA new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.
- Women’s swimming and diving wins first NCAA Division III National ChampionshipMIT entered the event ranked as the top team in the country and came away with three individual national titles and four relay titles.
- SeaPerch: A robot with a missionLaunched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering.
- Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins, pioneer in nuclear physics, dies at 98An MIT faculty member for 40 years, Grodzins performed groundbreaking studies of the weak interaction, led in detection technology, and co-founded the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- At the core of problem-solvingStuart Levine ’97, director of MIT’s BioMicro Center, keeps departmental researchers at the forefront of systems biology.
- A software platform streamlines emergency responseFirst responders worldwide adopt Lincoln Laboratory's Next-Generation Incident Command System for enhanced situational awareness and coordination during emergencies.
- David Schmittlein, influential dean who brought MIT Sloan into its own, dies at 69In his 17 years as dean, Schmittlein led the transformation of MIT Sloan into a management school uniquely positioned for the future and “the best version of its distinctive self.”
- Women’s indoor track and field wins first NCAA Division III National ChampionshipWith 49 points, MIT bests 61 other teams; senior Alexis Boykin wins shot put and weight throw national titles.
- Three economists with MIT ties win BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardProfessor Emeritus Olivier Blanchard PhD ’77, Jordi Galí PhD ’89, and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 are honored for work on macroeconomic analysis and policy.
- Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health is expandingA decade of studies provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s, and perhaps other neurological diseases.
- A collaboration across continents to solve a plastics problemMIT students travel to the Amazon, working with locals to address the plastics sustainability crisis.
- 2025 MacVicar Faculty Fellows namedMIT professors Paloma Duong, Frank Schilbach, and Justin Steil are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
- Compassionate leadershipProfessors Emery Brown and Hamsa Balakrishnan are honored as “Committed to Caring” for their guidance of graduate students.
- How nature organizes itself, from brain cells to ecosystemsMcGovern Institute researchers develop a mathematical model to help define how modularity occurs in the brain — and across nature.
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