School of Science announces 2020 Infinite Mile Awards
Ten staff members recognized for dedication to School of Science and to MIT.
2020 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Anikeeva, Fuller, Tisdale, and White receive MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching.
School of Engineering fourth quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Agustín Rayo wins 2020 PROSE Award
MIT philosophy professor's “On the Brink of Paradox” honored as one of the best books in professional and scholarly publishing.
Undergraduate Teaching Lab wins SafetyStratus College and University Health and Safety Award
The award is given annually by the American Chemical Society.
MIT students dominate annual Putnam Mathematical Competition
Participating MIT students make history by taking all top five spots — the first time this has happened for any school.
Leigh Estabrooks wins Society of Women Engineers WE Local Engaged Advocate Award
Lemelson-MIT Program invention education officer honored for the advancement and advocacy of young women in engineering.
Kazunori Akiyama receives 2020 Young Astronomer Award
Awards program annually recognizes three early-career scientists under 35 who have made outstanding contributions to astronomy.
Four MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2020
New members have made advances in computer architecture, network coding, ocean engineering, higher education, and quantum computation.
Thirty-eight exceptional MIT students named 2020 Burchard Scholars
Students expand intellectual horizons and leadership skills at dinner-seminars with MIT faculty.
Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars
MIT seniors will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University.
SENSE.nano awards seed grants in optoelectronics, interactive manufacturing
The mission of SENSE.nano is to foster the development and use of novel sensors, sensing systems, and sensing solutions.
Understanding law in everyday life
Susan Silbey, a pioneer in studying popular attitudes toward the legal system, discussed her research while giving MIT’s annual Killian Lecture.
Brainstorming energy-saving hacks on Satori, MIT’s new supercomputer
Three-day hackathon explores methods for making artificial intelligence faster and more sustainable.
Robert Gallager wins 2020 Japan Prize
The EECS emeritus professor is recognized for groundbreaking contributions in information and coding theory.