Collaboration

Computer science gives a boost to heart healthNew technique searches for subtle indicators of risk hidden in a patient’s EKG.

Building innovation in IndiaMIT-India conference explores nation’s challenges, opportunities

MIT wins $7.5M DoE grant to develop a new generation of advanced reactors

LGBT content and video games: MIT lab tackles the issuePopular games still haven’t shown they can handle lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender representations. Research at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab wants to change that.

Pfizer expands its research footprint in CambridgeAnnounces lease of space in building being developed by MIT

Andrew Lo joins CSAILEconomist hopes to merge the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence with research on financial markets and risk.

A shared success story points to a hopeful energy future for Massachusetts

President Hockfield stresses innovation in speech to U.S. governors‘Lasting economic growth emerges from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology,’ she says.

New material could offer hope to those with no voiceMIT and Harvard researchers are developing a synthetic material to revitalize damaged vocal cords.

Don’t show, don’t tell?Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.

Hockfield to co-chair U.S. manufacturing partnershipMIT president accepts Obama’s invitation to serve

Sharing wisdom, teacher to teacherMIT math instructors have developed a tool to help educators get to ‘best practices’ and preserve them for posterity.

MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaborationJoint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo

Ian Waitz on the future of engineering education and researchNew dean reflects on MIT’s School of Engineering, cites ever-growing role for collaboration and outreach.

Xerox Day celebrates 2010-2011 fellowship recipientsA delegation from Xerox visited MIT on April 25 to celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s Xerox-MIT fellowship recipients.

The benefits of meditationMIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain.

Learning science through gamingAn MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.

Flying like the birdsMultidisciplinary university research initiative, led by a CSAIL researcher, is developing a bird-sized UAV.

Dow announces multiyear collaboration with MIT for innovative educational outreachFive-year, $2 million commitment will help develop and support careers of underrepresented minorities and women.

Reflections on a decade of open sharing: A global movement

Harvard and MIT libraries explore far-reaching allianceNew agreement reflects physical proximity, cross-registration, joint programs and research affinities.

How liquids behaveResearchers identify a fundamental property of how water and other liquids move at different temperatures.

The power of ‘convergence’In white paper, MIT scientists discuss potential for revolutionary advances in biomedicine and other fields.