MIT juniors Yu Jing Chen and Max Williamson named 2021 Truman Scholars
Fellowship provides funding for graduate school and recognizes future public service leaders.
Toward deep-learning models that can reason about code more like humans
Researchers propose a method for finding and fixing weaknesses in automated programming tools.
A method to assess Covid-19 transmission risks in indoor settings
MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.
Professor Emeritus Ernest Cravalho, an expert in thermodynamics and pioneer in thermal fluids education, dies at 82
A leader in thermodynamics, heat transfer, cryopreservation of biomaterials, and energy conversion, Cravalho shaped thermodynamic and biomedical education at MIT.
Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Talking outside the tower
EECS Communication Lab teams up with MIT Libraries to broadcast free “Science Snippets” to the world.
One-stop machine learning platform turns health care data into insights
Cardea software system aims to bring the power of prediction to hospitals by streamlining complex machine learning processes.
SMART researchers develop 15-minute immune-profiling assay
Deterministic lateral displacement assay can rapidly assess host inflammatory response, identifying a potentially life-threatening hyper-aggressive immune response.
How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world
Celebrating 20 remarkable years, MIT OCW looks to the future, informed by learning needs underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Seeking the cellular mechanisms of disease, with help from machine learning
Caroline Uhler blends machine learning, statistics, and biology to understand how our bodies respond to illness.
A safer way to deploy bacteria as environmental sensors
Encapsulating modified bacteria in tough hydrogel spheres prevents them from spreading genes to other microbes.
An artificial intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma
Using deep convolutional neural networks, researchers devise a system that quickly analyzes wide-field images of patients’ skin in order to more efficiently detect cancer.
Reinventing the graduate student community during a pandemic
Sidney Pacific residents empower each other to sustain community togetherness.
Navigating uncertainty through song
Senior Alberto Naveira has found himself and his community as a member of the a cappella group the Chorallaries.
3 Questions: Defining the Institute’s values
Daniel Hastings and Tracy Gabridge share their experiences as co-chairs of MIT’s Values Statement Committee.