Over the river and do some good | MIT News

The Bridge Project collaboration accelerates new, highly original, and powerful approaches to defeating cancer.

Erika Reinfeld | Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 22, 2017 ~17 min

Cholesterol helps flu virus escape through host cell’s membrane | MIT News

Study could shed light on how many other proteins bind with membrane cholesterol.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Nov. 20, 2017 ~5 min


A scientific approach to writing fiction | MIT News

Megan Miranda '02 graduated from MIT intent on pursuing a career in biotechnology. Instead, she became a New York Times best-selling author.

Jay London | MIT Alumni Association • mit
Nov. 15, 2017 ~3 min

Mary Clare Beytagh: Finding poetry in medicine | MIT News

MIT senior and aspiring physician aims to tell stories that humanize the patients behind medical statistics.

Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent • mit
Nov. 12, 2017 ~7 min

Physician founds online birth control service | MIT News

Sophia Yen '93 is on a mission: to make preventing unplanned pregnancies as easy as possible by making prescription contraceptives available online.

Alice Waugh | MIT Alumni Association • mit
Nov. 9, 2017 ~3 min

New player in cellular signaling | MIT News

Researchers have identified a key nutrient sensor in the mTOR pathway that links nutrient availability to cell growth.

Nicole Giese Rura | Whitehead Institute • mit
Nov. 9, 2017 ~5 min

MIT research laid groundwork for promising Alzheimer’s-fighting drink | MIT News

Studies by Richard Wurtman have led to development of nutrient mix shown to slow cognitive impairment in early stages of the disease.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 30, 2017 ~9 min

Department of Biology hosts 2017 Massachusetts Junior Academy of Science Symposium | MIT News

High school students present research projects to build communication skills while earning membership to the American Junior Academy of Science.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Oct. 24, 2017 ~6 min


Engineers identify key to albatross’ marathon flight | MIT News

Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~8 min

Finding the root cause of plant resilience | MIT News

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomes plant ecologist Dave Des Marais to the MIT faculty.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~6 min

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