Michael Sipser named dean of the School of Science
Sipser has served as interim dean since Marc Kastner’s departure.
Minimal surfaces, maximal impact
MIT mathematician William Minicozzi unleashes ‘a wave of new results’ in geometric analysis.
Like father, like son
Mathematician Larry Guth follows his physicist father, Alan, to a post on the MIT faculty.
Sperm cells are extremely efficient at swimming against a current
Study may explain how sperm travel long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach an egg.
Computer system automatically solves word problems
Applications could include educational tools, systems to solve practical geometry or physics problems.
Seven faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 204 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
MIT students dominate Putnam Mathematical Competition, winning team event
Four of five top individual finishers, known as “Putnam Fellows,” also hail from MIT.
In the cloud: How coughs and sneezes float farther than you think
Novel study uncovers the way coughs and sneezes stay airborne for long distances.
How to beat others to the mathematical punch
New MITx MOOC brings the street fighting approach to solving math problems.
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school
Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields.
New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem
Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet.
Getting a move on in math
Marshall Scholar Kirin Sinha is motivating young women to pursue math through dance.