Faculty
Professor emeritus Frederick J. McGarry dies at 86
April 2, 2013
Polymer engineering professor, alumnus was at MIT for more than 50 years.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Civil and environmental engineering, Materials science, Memorial services, Obituaries, Polymers
Ruiz writes to Academic Council regarding strengthened campus security
April 2, 2013
Letter details planned improvements in emergency preparedness, emergency communication protocols and network-security practices.
Also labeled: Campus emergency, Campus services, Community, Emergency, Networks, Staff, Student life, Students
Gore wins $1.13 million NIH grant
April 2, 2013
Award will fund study evolution of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Physics, Research
Obama hosts Dresselhaus, Graybiel and Luu in Oval Office
April 1, 2013
The three MIT scientists are among six winners of the 2012 Kavli Prizes to visit the White House.
Polz to receive the American Society for Microbiology’s Elanco Award
March 29, 2013
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, who studies wild microbial communities, is the first ecologist to be selected.
Building a better big box
March 29, 2013
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
Also labeled: Architecture, Building, Cities, Policy, Urban studies and planning, Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU), Profile
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu named ONR Young Investigators
March 28, 2013
Two assistant professors at MIT are among 16 recipients nationwide.
Introducing the Center for Advanced Urbanism
March 28, 2013
Creating new models for 21st century cities
MicroRNA detection on the cheap
March 28, 2013
MIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.
Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering school
March 26, 2013
Mechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Also labeled: Mechanical engineering, MIT Administration
Using biology to improve chemical synthesis
March 26, 2013
MIT team finds a more economical way to create valuable building blocks for pharmaceuticals
Also labeled: Biology, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Graduate, postdoctoral, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Research
Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar Day
March 22, 2013
Participants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Education, teaching, academics, Electrical engineering and electronics, Engineering Systems, Foreign languages and literatures, History, Internet, MacVicar fellows, Massive open online courses (MOOCs), Mechanical engineering, Online learning, Undergraduate, Special events and guest speakers
Peter Szolovits honored with Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence
March 20, 2013
Professor cited for 'commitment and dedication to biomedical informatics'
Searching for solar systems like our own
March 20, 2013
Josh Winn’s hunt for exoplanets may someday reveal habitable, Earth-like worlds.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Education, teaching, academics, Exoplanets, Solar system, Students, Profile, Physics, Kavli Institute
Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback
March 19, 2013
President Reif writes to MIT community regarding release of documents related to Aaron Swartz case
March 19, 2013
Also labeled: Community, MIT Administration, President L. Rafael Reif, Staff, Students, Letters to the Community
MITx version of introductory biology class has deep roots
March 18, 2013
7.00x brings an MIT classic online.
Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
March 18, 2013
Honored for inventing the World Wide Web
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
March 15, 2013
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Employee Resource Groups launched on campus
March 14, 2013
ERGs are led by employees who share interests, issues and a common bond or background.
Goldwasser and Micali win Turing Award
March 13, 2013
Team honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
March 11, 2013
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
March 7, 2013
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
Radical Innovation course resonates with Italian industry professionals
March 7, 2013
Sanjay Sarma urges Italian companies to capitalize on the country's innovative heritage to launch skunkworks efforts.
Two earn School of Science teaching awards
March 7, 2013
Kelner, Mavalvala honored for undergraduate education
Mapping the early history of the moon
March 7, 2013
In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
Connect and collaborate using WebEx solutions
March 6, 2013
MIT's WebEx conferencing service has a new URL and audio-only access number for faculty, staff and students.
The science of politics
March 6, 2013
Jens Hainmueller looks for experiments to answer tough political questions.
Bringing energy innovations from lab to market
March 5, 2013
Annual MIT Energy Conference focuses on how innovations can have a real impact on the world’s energy issues.























