MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
Caring for her community
PhD candidate and co-founder of Graduate Women in Chemical Engineering Lisa Volpatti works to support her fellow graduate students.
Seven MIT educators honored for digital learning innovation
Educators recognized for improving classroom instruction and student engagement through innovative uses of digital technology.
MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Annual MITEI awards support research on methane conversion, efficient energy provision, plastics recycling, and more.
Confining cell-killing treatments to tumors
Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection.
A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment
Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells.
“Nanoemulsion” gels offer new way to deliver drugs through the skin
Novel materials made with FDA-approved components could deliver large payloads of active ingredients.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
Spotlight on engineering staff
The School of Engineering gives its 2019 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.
Getting the oil out of water
New technique makes it possible to image the fouling of membranes in 3-D, could lead to better antifouling materials.
Helping to foster lifelong learning and bonding at MIT
A growing number of MIT alumni have taken part in knowledge enhancement programs through MIT Professional Education, as both students and facilitators.
The tenured engineers of 2019
Seventeen appointments have been made in eight departments within the School of Engineering.
CSAIL hosts first-ever TEDxMIT
Speakers — all women — discuss everything from gravitational waves to robot nurses.
J-WAFS announces seven new seed grants
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.
Felice Frankel donates image collection to the MIT Libraries
Landscape architecture photographs will be shared as a learning resource.