Alumnus Robert J. Shiller wins Nobel Prize in economic sciences
Economist is honored for his work on the long-term fluctuations of asset prices.
Advantage, Arnaud
Economist Arnaud Costinot studies international trade — and has helped revive interest in economics’ venerable Theory of Comparative Advantage.
MIT historian's book honored
Harriet Ritvo’s "The Animal Estate" named to list of 100 most significant publications by Harvard University Press
MIT Medical sets single-day record for flu shots — again
Second flu clinic to be held Thursday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stratton Student Center
New space opens for MIT’s youngest attendees
David H. Koch Childcare Center nearly doubles campus capacity for preschool children.
Task Force on the Future of MIT Education works toward preliminary report this fall
Hundreds of members of the MIT community — including more than half of the faculty — have weighed in on the topic.
MIT dedicates new Koch Childcare Center
Facility doubles MIT's capacity to support researchers and their families.
CEE announces new leadership appointments
Elfatih Eltahir is associate department head, Philip Gschwend is director of Parsons Lab and Daniele Veneziano leads Pierce Lab
New position aims to strengthen MIT’s sustainability
Julie Newman appointed to lead the Institute’s programs in sustainable energy, water and other resources.
With NIH grant, Kay Tye will take on obesity
The MIT professor has earned a 2013 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to further her obesity research.
MIT researchers to play key roles in new Center for Integrated Quantum Materials
Professor Raymond C. Ashoori will serve as co-principal investigator in the Harvard-led effort to develop new devices for quantum computing.
Faculty highlight: Caroline Ross
New techniques for combining complex oxide thin films promise electrical control of magnetic properties for data storage and computing.