Research
Modern-day inventor
April 12, 2013
MIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.
Medieval reading lessons
April 9, 2013
Arthur Bahr’s new book reveals a surprise about 14th-century manuscripts
Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
April 8, 2013
MIT team presents a novel approach to developing a treatment using mutated antibodies.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Disease, Koch Institute, Viruses, Health, Health care, Medicine, Dengue
CERN announces measurement of antimatter excess in space
April 3, 2013
MIT physicist and AMS spokesman Samuel Ting presents results via webcast.
Also labeled: CERN, Dark matter, Faculty, Physics, International Space Station, NASA, Space, astronomy and planetary science
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
April 2, 2013
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Six faculty recognized for Russian engagement
April 2, 2013
Institute names inaugural Skolkovo Foundation Professors.
Gore wins $1.13 million NIH grant
April 2, 2013
Award will fund study evolution of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria
Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales
March 31, 2013
Researchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.
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.
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.
Abudayyeh named a Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellow
March 27, 2013
2012 alumnus will use fellowship to support his studies in the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program.
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, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Making sense of big data
March 26, 2013
PhD student Jameson Toole wants to harness data to improve human lives.
Also labeled: Big data, Data, Economics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Profile, Students, Engineering Systems
Researchers awarded $3.7 million for research on sustainable development of Kuwait’s built environment
March 22, 2013
Grant sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment
Demystifying the Cretaceous hothouse
March 20, 2013
MIT researchers crack longstanding paradox in climate science
Researchers reverse Fragile X Syndrome symptoms in adult mice
March 19, 2013
Picower Institute neuroscientists use single dose of experimental drug; could prove promising for treatment of autism symptoms.
Also labeled: Autism, Biology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Pharmaceuticals, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
NSE students in the national spotlight
March 19, 2013
Three from Course 22 named to Forbes '30 under 30' list
Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback
March 19, 2013
AEE and the MIT-IPC convene executive forum series to spur adoption of advanced energy
March 18, 2013
First session brought together advanced energy and utility executives to address challenges to rapid adoption of innovative energy technologies.
Helping students master data
March 18, 2013
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
Goldwasser and Micali win Turing Award
March 13, 2013
Team honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’
Robert C. O'Handley, former research scientist, dies at 70
March 12, 2013
Was a longtime researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
March 7, 2013
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
3 Questions: MIT biologist on new resveratrol study
March 7, 2013
Link between the compound found in red wine and anti-aging protein offers support for drug efforts, Leonard Guarente says.
MIT student inventor Nikolai Begg receives Lemelson-MIT student prize
March 6, 2013
$30,000 Lemelson-MIT collegiate student prizes awarded to inventive students at three leading universities
The science of politics
March 6, 2013
Jens Hainmueller looks for experiments to answer tough political questions.
MIT’s Science Policy Initiative travels to Capitol Hill in support of research funding
March 5, 2013
Will partake in annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day
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