New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer
The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.
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Mathematics
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2022-23
Earning the top spot for the 11th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Joel Moses, Institute Professor Emeritus and computer science trailblazer, dies at 80
Known as a visionary who brought together faculty from across MIT, Moses pioneered an influential symbolic mathematics program and held many top leadership posts.
Peter Shor receives 2022-2023 Killian Award
The MIT professor is honored for extraordinary accomplishments in mathematics, computer science, and quantum physics.
Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2022
Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
School of Science announces 2022 Infinite Mile Awards
Seven staff members are recognized for their dedication to the School of Science and to MIT.
Computing our climate future
To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2022
The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas.
Ocean vital signs
MIT scientists hope to deploy a fleet of drones to get a better sense of how much carbon the ocean is absorbing, and how much more it can take.
Study reveals the dynamics of human milk production
A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.
“Yulia’s Dream” to support young, at-risk Ukrainian students of mathematics
MIT Department of Mathematics launches a free math enrichment and research program for Ukrainian high school students and refugees.
MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022-23
Graduate engineering, economics, and various science programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Lawrence Udeigwe uses elegant math to understand complex systems of the brain
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar bridges disciplines to translate vision into elegant math and neuroscience theory.
Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation
Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere
MIT students take first place in the 82nd Putnam Mathematical Competition
Math majors win all top five spots and the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize.