Faculty

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.

SA+P faculty, alumni make their mark in TEDA collection of TEDTalks videos featuring researchers and innovators with ties to MIT's School of Architecture + Planning.

Purification on the cheapSystem developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.

Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventorsPresident Obama presented the two MIT professors with the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Friday.

Embracing change and innovation at DUSPA chat with Eran Ben-Joseph, the new head of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

MIT researchers improve quantum-dot performanceNew production method could enable everything from more efficient computer displays to enhanced biomedical testing.

Music lecturer honored by local jazz communityProminent musicians, city officials recognize Mark Harvey for his major contributions to the Boston-Cambridge jazz scene.

Addressing the complexities of meritocracyGoals of equality and inclusion are not enough, research shows, as MIT’s annual Diversity Summit seeks ways to further improve a merit-based environment.

Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx coursesEdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.

Why are Japanese cartoons a global hit?MIT scholar’s new book heralds ‘creative collaboration’ with the masses as the key to anime’s worldwide popularity.

Cardiac development needs more than protein-coding genesBiologists find that long non-coding RNA molecules are necessary to regulate differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiac cells.

Capturing energy from the sunMIT investigators are inspired by a deep-sea bacterium that is able to harvest tiny amounts of incoming solar energy with exquisite efficiency.

Putting the squeeze on cellsBy deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.

Preserving cultureMIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu explores how women preserve Armenian cultural identity.

Five with ties to MIT earn top IEEE awardsBeranek, Dennis, Chou, Jacobs and Langer are among 20 recipients recognized for decades of engineering achievements.

Two from MIT win AFOSR Young Investigator AwardAeroAstro assistant professor, RLE research scientist among 40 winners

Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbesScientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat to create a ‘day in the life’ montage.

Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that lastCeramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.

Hard times in ChicagoMIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.

Research update: Multiple steps toward the ‘quantum singularity’Over three days in December, four research groups announced progress on a quantum-computing proposal made two years ago by MIT researchers.