Women in Data Science conference highlights impactful work and builds community | MIT News

Some 150 academic leaders, industry professionals, and students gather in Cambridge as part of a worldwide Women in Data Science event.

Stefanie Koperniak | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Feb. 21, 2017 ~5 min

Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86 | MIT News

“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.

MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2017 ~9 min


3 Questions: Emma Teng on “China Comes to Tech” | MIT News

New exhibit delves into history of Chinese students at MIT.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 9, 2017 ~5 min

Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin, a founder of radar meteorology | MIT News

MIT faculty, friends, and family gathered to remember Austin's life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Jan. 31, 2017 ~7 min

StartMIT’s Innovation Night | MIT News

Innovators from a range of fields discuss their pioneering work and their founders’ journey.

Terri Park | MIT Innovation Initiative • mit
Jan. 26, 2017 ~9 min

Joy Buolamwini wins national contest for her work fighting bias in machine learning | MIT News

Media Lab graduate student selected from over 7,300 entrants, awarded $50,000 scholarship in contest inspired by the film "Hidden Figures."

MIT Media Lab • mit
Jan. 17, 2017 ~5 min

"Hidden Figures" screening, discussion addresses the history of black women at NASA | MIT News

Author and executive producer Margot Lee Shetterly explores inspiration for the film; MIT guest speakers provide additional historical context.

William Litant | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics • mit
Dec. 22, 2016 ~5 min

Growing a network of role models | MIT News

Senior Marlyse Reeves is building a supportive community of women in aerospace engineering.

Kate Telma | MIT News correspondent • mit
Dec. 20, 2016 ~7 min


Young women in physics explore faculty careers in inaugural MIT workshop | MIT News

Rising Stars event features research presentations, panel discussions on academic life.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Department of Physics • mit
Dec. 14, 2016 ~6 min

Li-Huei Tsai receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award | MIT News

Picower Institute director awarded for her research on brain development, neurological disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Joshua Sariñana | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 2, 2016 ~2 min

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