Awards, honors and fellowships
Three MIT faculty named Simons Investigators
July 24, 2012
Goldwasser, Guionnet and Seidel are among 21 researchers selected.
Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honors
July 23, 2012
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.
MIT OpenCourseWare selected as one of best free reference websites for 2012
July 23, 2012
American Library Association honors OCW alongside other rich online reference resources, including Google Art Project and World Databank.
Berger named ISCB fellow
July 16, 2012
Applied mathematics, computer science professor honored for contributions in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Said and Done for June/July 2012
July 16, 2012
Digest of MIT humanities, arts and social sciences
Also labeled: Architecture, Arts, Astronauts, Books and authors, Economics, Faculty, Health care, Humanities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Music, NASA, Policy, Social sciences, Students, Water
Four innovative technologies garner 2012 R&D 100 Awards for MIT Lincoln Laboratory
July 6, 2012
Awards recognize a diverse range of technologies
Matthew Orosz awarded Echoing Green Fellowship to further off-grid energy work
July 5, 2012
Newly minted MIT PhD selected for two-year social entrepreneurship fellowship.
Economist Robert Townsend wins Frisch Medal
July 5, 2012
Prestigious prize granted for research on Thailand’s villages.
Essmart Global awarded grand prize in Dell Social Innovation Competition
June 15, 2012
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge team wins $50,000 in international competition.
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship
Glen Urban, former MIT Sloan dean, retires to focus on research; leaves behind $1 million gift
June 11, 2012
Establishes a PhD marketing fellowship at the school
Physicist and entrepreneur Dr. Stephen Quake honored with $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
June 4, 2012
Recognized for biomedical discoveries and commercialization of inventions revolutionizing human health
Dresselhaus, Graybiel, Luu receive 2012 Kavli Prizes
May 31, 2012
Biennial prizes in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience include a $1 million cash award in each field.
Zuber wins faculty’s Killian Award
May 29, 2012
Planetary trailblazer recognized for ‘extraordinary skills and talent.’
Also labeled: Faculty, McDermott Award, Planetary science, Research, Space, astronomy and planetary science, geophysics
Mujid Kazimi, of nuclear science and engineering, wins Kuwait Prize
May 23, 2012
Honored for contributions to nuclear power technology
Also labeled: Energy, Faculty, Global, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Policy
Sports Shorts for May 22: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
May 22, 2012
Mangrum Selected All-Region; Taylor Named New England Coach of the Year.
MIT awarded more than $2 million in NEUP grants, fellowships
May 21, 2012
Includes $1.65 million in Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Programs grants and $450,000 in graduate student fellowships.
Nuclear science and engineering graduate students win NEUP fellowships
May 18, 2012
Black, Boyd and Shaner among 31 recipients
Sports Shorts for May 14: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
May 14, 2012
MIT leads NEWMAC in Academic All-Conference honors; men's tennis reaches third round of NCAA tournament.
Rising to the Challenge
May 14, 2012
Number Six wins second annual FSILG&D Community Service Challenge
Dresselhaus receives Fermi Award
May 11, 2012
Honored by Obama, Chu at ceremony in Washington.

























