news.mit.eduadded August 2026
MIT Newsby Laura Romero Ayala | J-PAL North America9d ago
J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), convened the second cohort of the Climate Action Learning Lab this spring with 17 climate leaders from...
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News10d ago
The world needs more wind energy. But anyone designing new wind turbines or trying to squeeze more power out of existing ones faces a stiff challenge testing new approaches.
MIT Newsby PKG Center13d ago
When MIT mechanical engineering student Daphne Wang arrived for her internship at the Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma last summer, she expected to be writing code.
MIT Newsby Gitana Savage | MIT News correspondent13d ago
Many people who are successful in STEM fields were lucky to have someone who turned them on to a topic and encouraged their interest.
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News14d ago
Most colon cancer deaths are caused by the spread of tumor cells beyond the colon, usually to the liver.
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes | MIT News14d ago
A few months ago, researchers from the MIT Senseable City Lab published a study about pollution in New York City featuring some new methods.
MIT Newsby MIT Schwarzman College of Computing15d ago
David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will serve as the next MIT Innovation Fellow during the 2026-27 academic year.
MIT Newsby Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering15d ago
Repeatability in engineering product design ensures that a manufacturing process performs the same way every time and allows for a working prototype to be transformed into a reliable, safe...
MIT Newsby David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory16d ago
A new study by neuroscientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT shows how the brain encodes information throughout the decision-making process to keep options clearly in mind...
MIT Newsby Rubina Veerakone | McGovern Institute for Brain Research16d ago
Patricia and James Poitras ’63, longtime MIT supporters, have launched a fellowship program for graduate students and postdocs studying major mental illness, expanding their MIT philanthropy to...
MIT Newsby MIT News16d ago
U.S. News and World Report has designated MIT as the top school in its annual rankings of the nation’s best universities, announced today. Among the academic specialties that U.S.
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes16d ago
Following World War II, the MIT faculty convened a committee to assess the Institute’s principles of education and their relevance “in a new era emerging from social upheaval and the disasters of...
MIT Newsby Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer17d ago
Carter Stubbs has been appointed MIT’s Institute auditor, effective Nov. 2. Stubbs, who currently serves as audit assistant director for IT Audit and Advisory Services, has been a member of the MIT...
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News17d ago
Using materials safe for human consumption, MIT researchers have created tiny batteries that could be used to power ingestible electronic devices.
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News17d ago
As we age, some of the cells in our body enter a state of senescence, in which they stop dividing but do not die.
MIT Newsby David Chandler | Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate20d ago
Warming temperatures are fueling more extreme weather-related events — catastrophic floods, severe hurricanes and cyclones, and wildfires exacerbated by drought.
MIT Newsby Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries20d ago
As it marks its 10-year anniversary, MIT Reads is being reimagined for the age of artificial intelligence.
MIT Newsby Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology20d ago
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health and development challenges of our time.
MIT Newsby Gitana Savage | MIT News correspondent20d ago
When Lanie McKinney was 3 years old, her parents stopped at a massive meteor crater during a road trip through the U.S. Southwest. As they prepared to leave, McKinney began to protest.
MIT Newsby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences21d ago
In 2026, five faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Volha Charnysh is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science.
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