Welcome the MIT Siebel Scholars for 2016
Graduate students from bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science join a distinguished intellectual community.
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)
Cutting down runway queues
Model that predicts time from gate departure to takeoff could cut airport congestion, fuel waste.
MIT researchers author U.S. chapter of UNESCO Science Report
Stacy Springs and Shannon Stewart identify trends related to U.S. research and development funding and policy.
History in the making: The outcome of the Paris climate change negotiations
Panel of MIT experts explores the promise and perils of a global agreement.
David Forney awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor
Highest award bestowed by IEEE honors exceptional contributions to the field of data communications.
Asuman Ozdaglar appointed to Keithley Professorship
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science has been appointed to the Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professorship in Electrical Engineering.
MIT Climate CoLab, in collaboration with Nike, launches new materials competition
Materials Matter competition, inspired by MIT research, seeks innovations that could help transform the way we view, make, and use materials.
Professor Richard de Neufville honored at the White House
Engineering professor and systems designer honored as one of the first class of White House Fellows.
Expecting the unexpected
In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.
To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.
Fall 2015 IDSS Distinguished Seminar Series launches
Harvard University Professor Sendhil Mullainathan to present first talk of the semester on Sep. 15
Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution
New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought.
MIT awarded Dept. of Energy grant to create and deploy energy-saving travel information and incentives system
$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy.