Stories from the swamp | MIT News

Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Feb. 26, 2016 ~7 min

3Q: Elfatih Eltahir on what malaria and Dengue can tell us about Zika | MIT News

Environmental management approaches may be key in combating mosquito-borne infectious diseases.

School of Engineering • mit
Feb. 23, 2016 ~6 min


Eleven MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships | MIT News

Faculty from eight MIT science and engineering departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.

News Office • mit
Feb. 23, 2016 ~3 min

Opening research labs to freshmen fosters innovation and community | MIT News

Mini-UROP pairs freshmen with graduate students and postdocs while broadening opportunities for enhanced learning, collaboration, and networking.

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Feb. 19, 2016 ~10 min

Terrascope recognized by National Academy of Engineering | MIT News

Freshman learning community recognized as an Exemplar in Engineering Ethics Education.

Terrascope • mit
Feb. 19, 2016 ~6 min

Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray | MIT News

High-speed imaging shows how fluid breaks apart in air, may help identify super-spreaders.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 10, 2016 ~6 min

Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved | MIT News

Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 8, 2016 ~6 min

Uncovering the secrets of elastin’s flexibility | MIT News

Protein that gives blood vessels and skin their stretchability has its molecular properties revealed.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 5, 2016 ~7 min


Structure of kerogen revealed | MIT News

Nanopores may be trapping oil and gas in the ancient hydrocarbon instead of allowing them to flow.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 1, 2016 ~6 min

Scientists tune polymer material’s transparency | MIT News

Material may offer cheaper alternative to smart windows.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 22, 2016 ~7 min

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