Pursuing a practical approach to research

Professor Koroush Shirvan, who recently won a prestigious award from the American Nuclear Society, pursues avenues to lower the costs of nuclear energy.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min

Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar

The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships • mit
Nov. 23, 2022 ~3 min


MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research

J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Nov. 10, 2022 ~9 min

Liang Fu and Patrick Lee receive Larkin Awards in Theoretical Physics

Inaugural award goes to MIT condensed matter theory professors of physics.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
Oct. 31, 2022 ~4 min

Two first-year students named Rise Global Winners for 2022

Now in its second year, the Rise program targets exceptional teenage scholars from around the world for their potential as future change-makers.

Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor • mit
Oct. 26, 2022 ~5 min

Developing community around design

MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows chart a new course.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Oct. 17, 2022 ~8 min

Today’s postdocs, tomorrow’s mentors

At luncheon, Vice President for Research Maria Zuber and others express appreciation for the Institute’s postdoctoral researchers; new postdoc mentoring award debuts.

Caroline Perry | Office of the Vice President for Research • mit
Oct. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Four from MIT receive NIH New Innovator Awards for 2022

Awards support high-risk, high-impact research from early-career investigators.

Phie Jacobs | School of Science • mit
Oct. 4, 2022 ~5 min


MIT cognitive scientists win Ig Nobel for shedding light on legalese

Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
Sept. 16, 2022 ~3 min

Solving a longstanding conundrum in heat transfer

Hailing from a small town in Italy, Matteo Bucci is determined to address some of the unknowns plaguing fundamental science.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 9, 2022 ~6 min

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