Two from MIT awarded 2024 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

MIT graduate student Riyam Al Msari and alumna Francisca Vasconcelos ’20 are among the 30 recipients…

Designing solutions to ensure equity in health care

Growing up in the Boston suburbs, MIT senior Daisy Wang spent her spare time upside down…

Three MIT alumni graduate from NASA astronaut training

“It’s been a wild ride,” says Christopher Williams PhD ’12, moments after he received his astronaut pin,…

Robert Langer receives Dr. Paul Janssen Award

MIT Institute Professor Robert S. Langer was recently honored with the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award…

MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competition

The MIT Faculty Founder Initiative has announced 12 finalists for the 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition.…

MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently announced the election of more than 160 individuals to their…

Twelve with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2023

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 100 new members to join their esteemed…

Studying cancer in context to stop its growth

Proteins called transcription factors are like molecular traffic cops that tell genes when to stop and…

Putting public service into practice

Salomé Otero ’23 doesn’t mince words about the social impact internship she had in 2022. “It…

Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator

A signaling protein known as STING is a critical player in the human immune system, detecting…