Awards, honors and fellowships

Shankar Raman wins Levitan Prize in the HumanitiesThe $25,000 award supports innovative scholarship

Eni-MIT Energy Society launched

Arnoldo Hax honored by Chilean presidentMIT Sloan professor emeritus lauded for distinguished services to the country

NSE’s Ballinger appointed to NRC committeeRonald Ballinger named to Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Lippard named Priestley Medal recipientMIT professor Stephen J. Lippard honored for pioneering research, mentorship

Dean Fitzgerald announces appointments to SHASS leadership roles

Sports Shorts for June 10: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMIT finishes 10th in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings; three athletes receive Academic All-America honors

Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT PrizeMIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.

Trio of MIT students receives national athletic honors

Grad student receives grant for melanoma researchDavid Benjamin will investigate mechanisms that melanoma cells use to spread to distant sites throughout the body

Sports Shorts for June 3: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsMIT wins inaugural NEWMAC President’s Trophy; Kuntz selected as NEWMAC nominee for NCAA Women of the Year

MIT Cycling Club wins second consecutive national title

MIT receives inaugural NEWMAC President Cup awards

Sports Shorts for May 28: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsQuisenberry, Zhang compete at NCAA individual championships; four Engineers earn Academic All-America honors

School of Engineering honors staff with Infinite Mile Awards13th annual ceremony recognizes outstanding employee contributions.

Students recognized for environmental health researchGrads and postdocs presented work at poster session held by Center for Environmental Health Sciences

iCampus Student Competition yields online tools for improved on campus experiencesGrand prize in 2013 competition goes to an online exploration tool to aid students in planning their selection of classes.

NSE grad student wins Heller Entrepreneurship GrantSam Shaner recognized for contributing to spirit of entrepreneurship at the Institute

MIT students, alumni awarded 2013 Fulbright grantsSelected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields

Sports Shorts for May 20: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athleticsZhang named regional Arthur Ashe Award winner; Hank Smith honored by NFF

GEL students earn Certificates of Engineering Leadership

Two MIT Sloan doctoral students win awards

Arts at MIT add an artistic boost to the Institute’s entrepreneurial scrumNew $10,000 Creative Arts Competition to reward best arts-focused business plan

D-Lab Scale-Ups awards funds to three MIT social entrepreneursShawn Wen ‘13, Kevin Cedrone SM ’10 PhD ‘13 and Sumana Shrestha MBA ‘13 to join the Phase I Fellowship Program

MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator announces 2013 student teamsStartup accelerator includes eight MIT student teams as well as teams from six international universities.

Stephen Lippard wins faculty’s Killian AwardChemist recognized for groundbreaking studies of inorganic molecules.