Faculty
Melissa Nobles: Taking full account of the past
May 20, 2013
MIT political science professor examines ways societies confront histories of racial and ethnic injustice
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Global, Humanities, Political science, Politics, Racism, Research, Social justice, Social sciences, History
Video: The MIT Glass Lab — where art meets science
May 17, 2013
Also labeled: Glass, Campus services, Community, Glass Lab, History of MIT, Materials science, Student life, Students, Video
Using literature to understand violence against blacks
May 17, 2013
MIT professor Sandy Alexandre studies the literary record to shed light on the history of lynching in the United States.
Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy Initiative
May 16, 2013
Outgoing director Ernest Moniz confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Energy.
Stephen Lippard wins faculty’s Killian Award
May 16, 2013
Chemist recognized for groundbreaking studies of inorganic molecules.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Chemistry and chemical engineering
Water purification process named 'Technology Idol of the Year'
May 15, 2013
Humidification-dehumidification (HDH) carrier gas extraction process developed by researchers at MIT.
Mechanical engineering professor Joseph LeConte Smith Jr. dies at 83
May 14, 2013
Longtime director of Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory taught at MIT from 1956 to 2008.
Also labeled: Mechanical engineering, Obituaries
British Prime Minister David Cameron visits MIT
May 14, 2013
Personable robots, advanced prosthetics and entrepreneurship figure prominently in campus visit.
Kids coding in the cloud
May 14, 2013
MIT Media Lab launches new generation of Scratch online community.
First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural year
May 13, 2013
EECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.
Also labeled: Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (SuperUROP), Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Students, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
Four MIT professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 13, 2013
Field, Kac, Vogan and Walker bring to 76 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
Walter Torous tapped as senior lecturer
May 10, 2013
Top scholar in real estate finance to teach at MIT Center for Real Estate, MIT Sloan School of Management
Also labeled: Architecture, Center for Real Estate, Economics, Housing, Real estate, Staff, Finance, Graduate, postdoctoral
Two MIT professors named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators
May 9, 2013
Peter Reddien and Aviv Regev are among 27 top biomedical scientists selected nationwide.
Anthropologist Graham Jones receives the 2013 Edgerton Award
May 8, 2013
For exceptional distinction in teaching and research
One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases
May 8, 2013
Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.
Five from MIT win Early Career Awards
May 8, 2013
Alexander-Katz, Detmold, Fu, Tisdale and Williams honored by Office of Science of the Department of Energy.
Saurabh Amin to be chief scientist on multi-institutional NSF grant
May 7, 2013
Project aims to improve security and operations of civil and environmental engineering structures and systems
What is email spoofing all about?
May 6, 2013
In this modern form of forgery, email information is masked in an attempt to trick recipients into believing the message came from someone else.
Also labeled: Email, Information Services and Technology, Information technology (IT), Staff, Web security
MIT Women’s Chorale celebrates 80th anniversary
May 6, 2013
A free concert marking the anniversary to be held in Cambridge.
Also labeled: Arts, Community, Harvard, History of MIT, Music, Special events and guest speakers, Staff, Students, Women
Stephanie Frampton awarded the Rome Prize
April 29, 2013
Will research history and cultural significance of the alphabetic writing of ancient Rome.
Simchi-Levi honored by Production and Operations Management Society
April 26, 2013
Publication cites CEE professor's contributions to theoretical and practical aspects of supply-chain management
DiFava, Reif, and a Massachusetts police lieutenant thank MIT for support
April 26, 2013
In letters published in today’s Tech, MIT’s police chief and president thank the community for its support over the past week.
Police, district attorney looking for information on shooting
April 25, 2013
Letter from EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz requests details from anyone who was in the vicinity of Main and Vassar streets on Thursday night.
Also labeled: Campus emergency, Community, MIT Administration, Police, Sean Collier, Staff, Students, Letters to the Community
Standing tributes
April 24, 2013
MIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.
Also labeled: MIT Administration, Police, Sean Collier, Special events and guest speakers, Staff, Students
‘He was truly one of us’
April 24, 2013
Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.
Nine MIT faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 24, 2013
Among 198 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Biology, Brain and cognitive sciences, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Earth and atmospheric sciences, EdX, Electrical engineering and electronics, Engineering Systems, Linguistics, Management, McGovern Institute, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Philosophy, Physics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Emily Wick PhD '51, MIT's first female professor to earn tenure, dies at 91
April 23, 2013
Was a pioneer in women's rights on campus and loved sailing.
Classes canceled on Wednesday, April 24
April 23, 2013
Letter from chancellor, provost and faculty chair sent to MIT community.
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