It was an eventful trip around the sun for MIT this year, from President Sally Kornbluth’s…
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How a mutation in microglia elevates Alzheimer’s risk
A rare but potent genetic mutation that alters a protein in the brain’s immune cells, known…
Celebrating five years of MIT.nano
There is vast opportunity for nanoscale innovation to transform the world in positive ways — expressed…
Rewarding excellence in open data
The second annual MIT Prize for Open Data, which included a $2,500 cash prize, was recently…
A new wave of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, the appalling and baffling degenerative brain illness that plagues many elderly people, may be…
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…
Five MIT faculty members named 2023 Simons Investigators
Five MIT professors have been selected to receive the 2023 Simons Investigators awards from the Simons…
New qubit circuit enables quantum operations with higher accuracy
In the future, quantum computers may be able to solve problems that are far too complex…