Graduate, postdoctoral
Recent Course X grad named one of Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30'
December 26, 2012
Pedro Valencia PhD '12 honored for drug research.
Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
December 24, 2012
New spectroscopy technique could help doctors better identify breast tumors.
Also labeled: Breast cancer, Cancer, Collaboration, Diagnostic devices, Faculty, Health, Health care, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Physics, Research, Spectroscopy
Skoltech, MIT reflect on first year of collaboration
December 21, 2012
Anniversary event celebrates international ties.
Evolution: It’s all in how you splice it
December 20, 2012
MIT biologists find that alternative splicing of RNA rewires signaling in different tissues and may often contribute to species differences.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Genome, Alternative RNA splicing, Genomic sequencing, Proteins, Research
New experiments, new insights into stress corrosion cracking
December 20, 2012
MIT researchers now have new insights into how 'stress corrosion cracking' may be affected by nanoscale disruptions in the crystalline structure of metallic materials.
The What, Who, and How of DUE: Global Education and Career Development (GECD)
December 18, 2012
Global Education & Career Development (GECD) comprises three complementary areas within one office.
Also labeled: Inside DUE, Careers, Global Education and Career Development, Staff, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Alumni/ae
Young African leaders propose paths to prosperity for the continent
December 18, 2012
Members of Youth Think Tank meet with Legatum Center staff and fellows at MIT.
Graduate student David Sengeh gives back to Sierra Leone
December 18, 2012
Media Lab doctoral student created a competition to help youth in his home country create their own solutions.
Outsized influence
December 17, 2012
MIT Philosophy has extraordinary success placing PhD graduates in top tenure-track positions.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Humanities, Philosophy, Research, Social sciences, Students, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Women
New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments
December 14, 2012
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, Faculty, Graphical user interfaces, Online learning, User interfaces, Education, teaching, academics, Graphical programming interfaces, Programming, Crowdsourcing, Social networks, EdX, Students, Undergraduate, Software, Big data
System Design and Management student establishes MIT’s first mining club
December 14, 2012
Mining, Oil and Gas Club has sparked interest outside of MIT, notes Juan Esteban Montero.
Harnessing solar energy
December 13, 2012
Novel approach yields both electricity and heat.
Also labeled: Energy, Faculty, Mechanical engineering, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Photovoltaics, Research, Solar, Thermoelectricity
Yue Fan awarded Argonne postdoctoral fellowship
December 12, 2012
Sloan student is dressed for success — in her own line of clothes
December 5, 2012
Aminata Kane MBA ’13 aims to have a positive social impact on the African continent while making great-fitting clothes.
Also labeled: Business and management, Entrepreneurship, Management, Africa, MBA, MIT $100K competition, Startups, Student life, Students, Marketing, Retail
MIT Together helps students find help
December 4, 2012
New website and campaign demystifies, destigmatizes seeking support.
Study: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
December 3, 2012
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision.
Also labeled: Economics, Finance, Faculty, Microeconomics, Research, Risk analysis, Social sciences, Health care, Insurance, Personal finance, Retirement, Investing, Behavioral economics
Engineers make good dancers
November 26, 2012
MIT's thriving ballroom dance team is one of the largest in the area.
Photo finish: Sloanies team up to create Bounce Imaging
November 21, 2012
Low-cost camera targeted for first responders, military
MIT Spouses & Partners program celebrates 40th anniversary
November 20, 2012
New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body
November 16, 2012
These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Mind and hand: A fencer takes on MIT Sloan’s MSMS Program
November 15, 2012
Also labeled: Athletics, Education, teaching, academics, Italy, Management, Sports, Student life, Students
‘Rising Stars in EECS’ convene at MIT
November 14, 2012
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston will be MIT’s 2013 Commencement speaker
November 13, 2012
MIT alumnus and co-founder of popular file-transfer service will address the Class of 2013 on June 7.
A fond farewell to departing housemasters
November 9, 2012
Departing Sidney-Pacific and Ashdown Housemasters leave a legacy of dedication and support.
Also labeled: Campus buildings and architecture, Faculty, Housing, Residential life, Student life, Students
Enron’s 'Whistle-blower' speaks to MIT Sloan students about ethics and corporate responsibility
November 5, 2012
Students “take a sip of ethics”
MIT community mourns the loss of Sloan graduate student Heng ‘Nikita’ Guo
October 30, 2012
President Reif urges members of the community to support one another.
Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid
October 26, 2012
With 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course.



























