Model learns how individual amino acids determine protein function

Technique could improve machine-learning tasks in protein design, drug testing, and other applications.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 22, 2019 • ~8 min

Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing

From digital circuits to ingestible robots, the Institute has helped spearhead key innovations in the technology revolution.

Adam Conner-Simons | Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 25, 2019 • ~9 min

Mathematician finds balance and beauty in math

Zhiwei Yun seeks to connect seemingly disparate fields in mathematics.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 13, 2019 • ~8 min

The many interfaces of computing

A roundup of MIT student research projects offers a glimpse of where computing is going next.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 11, 2018 • ~6 min

Cryptographic protocol enables greater collaboration in drug discovery

Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 18, 2018 • ~8 min

Math Prize for Girls competition helps to close the gender gap in mathematics | MIT News

MIT hosts the 10th annual contest encouraging STEM careers for female middle and high school students.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Sept. 27, 2018 • ~10 min

School of Science welcomes 10 professors | MIT News

New faculty join the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

School of Science • mit
Sept. 19, 2018 • ~15 min

MIT-created programming language Julia 1.0 debuts | MIT News

The dynamic programming language, which is free and open source, combines the speed and popular features of the best scientific and technical software.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Aug. 27, 2018 • ~3 min

A mathematical view on cell packing | MIT News

Joint research from MIT and Princeton shows the mathematics behind biological cell positioning.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
July 23, 2018 • ~6 min

School of Science appoints eight faculty members to named professorships | MIT News
School of Science • mit
July 23, 2018 • ~7 min

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