Burchard Scholars gather to network, connect, and learn
The Burchard Scholars dinner series helps create conversations between academic disciplines.
Five high schoolers awarded MIT OMEGA scholarships for intergenerational efforts
MIT AgeLab annual awards go to high school students who lead or develop intergenerational programs, bringing together younger and older people in their communities.
Elly Nedivi receives 2023 Kreig Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award
The neuroscientist is recognized for her ongoing work to understand molecular and cellular mechanisms that enable the brain to adapt to experience.
Richard Fletcher named a 2023 Packard Fellow
Atomic physicist recognized for working to create and study exciting types of quantum matter; two MIT alumni also named.
Scholarship keeps John F. Kennedy’s legacy alive at MIT
In the 60 years since President Kennedy’s death, a scholarship in his name has sent generations of British students to study tuition-free at MIT and Harvard University.
Three MIT affiliates receive Schmidt awards
Jörn Dunkel and Surya Ganguli ’98, MNG ’98 receive Science Polymath awards; Josh Tenenbaum is named AI2050 Senior Fellow.
Gitanjali Rao honored at White House “Girls Leading Change” celebration
First-year MIT student and former Time “Kid of the Year” honored for promoting science and innovation among youth and inspiring them with several inventions.
Mark Bear wins Society for Neuroscience Julius Axelrod Prize
Award recognizes professor's synaptic plasticity research, its translation to potential amblyopia and autism treatments, and his career of mentorship.
Rewarding excellence in open data
MIT researchers who share their data recognized at second annual awards celebration.
Five MIT affiliates receive awards from the American Physical Society
Professor Wit Busza, Instructor Karol Bacik, postdocs Cari Cesarotti and Chao Li, and Pablo Gaston Debenedetti SM ’81, PhD ’85 honored for contributions to physics.
Gene-Wei Li and Michael Birnbaum named Pew Innovation Fund investigators
MIT researchers will partner on interdisciplinary research in human biology and disease.
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Meet the 2023 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Faculty members granted tenure in economics; history; literature; music; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.
Three from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2023
APS honors Paola Cappellaro, Maria Gatu Johnson, and Bradley Olsen for research, applications, teaching, and leadership; 10 additional MIT alumni also honored.
2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health
Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.