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Daniel Anderson receives 2023 Wilhelm Exner Medal
Professor Daniel Anderson has won the 2023 Wilhelm Exner Medal, awarded by the Austrian Industry Association, for excellence in research and science
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3 Questions: A new model of nervous system form, function, and evolution
How does animal behavior emerge from networks of connected neurons? How are these incredible nervous systems and behaviors actually generated by
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3 Questions: Can disused croplands help mitigate climate change?
As the world struggles to meet internationally agreed targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, methods of removing carbon dioxide such as
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George Clark, professor emeritus and X-ray astronomy leader, dies at 94
MIT Professor Emeritus George Whipple Clark PhD ’52, an astrophysicist who was highly influential in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, died on April 6
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Six MIT SHASS educators receive 2023 Levitan Teaching Awards
Six individuals have received the James A. and Ruth Levitan Teaching Award for 2023. The award, given annually by the MIT School of Humanities, Arts,
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Three MIT-led projects awarded MURI funding for 2023
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced the recipients of its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards for
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3 Questions: Sara Prescott on the brain-body connection
Many of our body’s most important functions occur without our conscious knowledge, such as digestion, heartbeat, and breathing. These vital
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Paula Hammond wins faculty’s Killian Award for 2023-24
Paula Hammond, a leading innovator in nanotechnology and head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named the recipient of the
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J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients
Today, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) announced its ninth round of seed grants to support innovative research projects at
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Researchers Release New Poll on Connecticut Politics
A team of Wesleyan researchers recently released the results of its first public poll, which focuses on Connecticut political and social issues. The
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Center for the Study of Guns and Society Delves into the Links Between Firearms and Domestic Violence
Every month in the US, roughly 70 women are shot and killed by their partners. Yet in February 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a
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Jerome Long, Associate Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Dies at 91
Jerome H. Long Jerome H. Long, Associate Professor of Religion, Emeritus, passed away on May 8 at the age of 91. Jerome received his BA from Knox
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John Hart named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
John Hart, MIT professor of mechanical engineering, has been named the new head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective July
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An AI challenge only humans can solve
The Dark Ages were not entirely dark. Advances in agriculture and building technology increased Medieval wealth and led to a wave of cathedral
Faculty Achievements: May 2023
Associate Professor of the Practice in Letters Charles Barber wrote “In the Blood,” the true story of how an absent-minded inventor and a