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Tabaczynski receives the 2012 Jamieson AwardJohn A. Tabaczynski of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory honored for his leadership in ballistic missile defense.

Knight Fellowship has made its mark on science journalismMIT-based program has provided research experience for hundreds of reporters.

Demaine named Presburger Award recipientProfessor Erik Demaine was cited for his contributions to computational geometry and data structures.

Q&A with MIT philosopher Sally HaslangerWhat is ‘natural’ and what is ‘social’?

Paul Juodawlkis elevated to Fellow of the Optical SocietyRecognized for innovations in optics and photonics

MIT hosts American Junior Academy of Science delegatesThe Institution provides day’s worth of activities for more than 200 conference attendees.

Award recognizes students' commitment to public serviceThe Priscilla King Gray Award is inspired by namesake's legacy of service and volunteerism at MIT and surrounding communities.

Chandrakasan honored at ISSCC’s 60th Plenary SessionAnantha P. Chandrakasan earns prestigious award for outstanding contributions to his field.

Turning 20 with 'charm'Charm School celebrates 20th anniversary of teaching etiquette and grace at MIT.

AAAS annual meeting puts MIT science and technology on displayThe 2013 conference, held last week in Boston, featured research presentations, hands-on demonstrations.

Bringing life to computer models of marine microbesBiogeochemical modeler Mick Follows named tenured associate professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Liskov named Charter Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

The relationship between child’s play and scientific explorationLaura Schulz finds that babies learning about the world have much in common with scientists.

Robert Bishop, MIT economist and dean, dies at age 96A member of the MIT community for seven decades, he was a scholar of microeconomic theory, an innovative teacher, and a dean who helped expand the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Students witness science policy in actionMIT students participate in the final mercury talks resulting in an international treaty.

Nevin S. Scrimshaw, pioneer in nutrition research, dies at 95Institute Professor emeritus and recipient of the World Food Prize was the founder of MIT’s former Department of Nutrition and Food Science.

IS&T recommends Firefox users upgrade to Firefox ESR 17The Extended Support Release (ESR) of Firefox is designed for institutions like MIT.

MIT engineers elected to national academyThree engineers are among this year’s 69 new National Academy of Engineering members.

Ready to respondRegular drills prepare MIT Medical staffers to deal with emergencies.

Find images to use while keeping on the right side of copyrightGuidelines and resources on the use of images.

Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the futureSaying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.

MLK Jr. Breakfast addresses elements of meritocracyAnnual gathering features talks by former NBC executive as well as MIT students and administrators.

Music and Theater Arts celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jazz at MITChick Corea composing a work for the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble.

Subra Suresh named next president of Carnegie Mellon UniversityFormer dean of the MIT School of Engineering to step down from NSF post.