The Remarkable Career of Shirley Ann Jackson Shirley Ann Jackson ’68, PhD ’73, worked to help bring about more diversity at MIT, where she was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate. She then applied her mix of vision and pragmatism in the lab, in Washington, and at the helm of a major research university. by Amanda Schaffer 2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00
How the Brain Seeks Pleasure and Avoids Pain Neuroscientist Kay Tye tackles the physical basis of emotions and behavior. by Amanda Schaffer 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
From Bottle Rockets to Bionic Spinach Michael Strano set off hydrogen-fueled rockets as a kid. Today his lab is developing nanosensors, bionic plants, nanoscale ice wires, and a brand-new source of energy. by Amanda Schaffer 2017-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
The Polymath Philanthropist Mathematician Jim Simons ’58, founder of a wildly successful hedge fund and a philanthropic foundation, now invests in autism and cosmology research that could prove game-changing. by Amanda Schaffer 2016-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Reinterpreting the Human Genome Manolis Kellis helped lead a major effort to map the chemical tags that cells use to get their instructions from DNA. by Amanda Schaffer 2016-06-21T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2016: Robots That Teach Each Other What if robots could figure out more things on their own and share that knowledge among themselves? by Amanda Schaffer 2016-02-23T00:00:00-05:00
A Renaissance Woman for the Nano Age Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97—an engineer, doctor, entrepreneur, and mother—invented a device that tests whether potential drugs are toxic. Now she’s working on fighting malaria and curing cancer. by Amanda Schaffer 2016-02-23T00:00:00-05:00
Puzzle Corner’s Keeper Allan Gottlieb ’67 has been serving up math challenges to alumni and friends for half a century. by Amanda Schaffer 2015-12-22T00:00:01-05:00
Understanding the Ocean’s Smallest Creatures Institute Professor Penny Chisholm is shedding light on complex marine ecosystems—and the difficulty of predicting how they will respond to global warming. by Amanda Schaffer 2015-12-22T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Are Young Athletes Risking Brain Damage? Sports leagues should do more to protect children from the long-term problems that stem from hits to the head. by Amanda Schaffer 2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00
