Paula Hammond wins faculty’s Killian Award for 2023-24 The chemical engineer is honored for her work designing polymers and nanomaterials with wide-ranging applications in medicine and energy. May 18, 2023
John Hart named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering A leader in manufacturing science and technology, Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06 will become department head effective July 1. May 17, 2023
Thirteen from MIT win 2023 Fulbright fellowships The Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad. May 16, 2023
Engineers design sutures that can deliver drugs or sense inflammation The bioderived “smart sutures” could help patients heal after bowel resection or other types of surgery. May 16, 2023
Four researchers with MIT ties earn 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowships The illustrious prize supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary work. May 12, 2023
Putting the STING into cancer immunotherapy A cancer vaccine combining checkpoint blockade therapy and a STING-activating drug eliminates tumors and prevents recurrence in mice. May 12, 2023
Study reveals new ways for exotic quasiparticles to “relax” A perovskite-based device that combines aspects of electronics and photonics may open doors to new kinds of computer chips or quantum qubits. May 12, 2023
Gene-editing technique could speed up study of cancer mutations With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations. May 11, 2023
Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2023 Joshua Angrist, Gang Chen, Catherine Drennan, Dina Katabi, and Gregory Stephanopoulos are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research. May 11, 2023
Chemists’ technique reveals whether antibodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2 The method could enable a rapid test to determine whether individuals are producing antibodies that help protect against Covid-19. May 10, 2023
