As Nuno F.G. Loureiro’s colleagues mourn his shocking death at the hands of a former classmate, many are reflecting on the MIT physics professor’s legacy of scientific contributions and leadership.

A 47-year-old MIT professor has died after being shot in his Brookline home Monday night, according to law enforcement officials. Officers from the Massachusetts State Police and Brookline Police ...

MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich diet activated immune cells that release a molecule speeding up tissue ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Plus, you can tailor your program to be a course- or research-focused master's degree. "I valued working with professors on interesting projects for my final project requirement. Being given the ...

The College of Engineering and Computer Science's (ECS) Advising, Counseling, and Tutoring (ACT) Office is dedicated to engaging with students to improve student success and enhance each student’s ...

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject places MIT first and Carnegie Mellon second in data science and artificial intelligence. Both U.S. universities demonstrate excellence in research, ...

At the EmTech China 2025 Global Technology Summit last Friday, MIT Technology Review unveiled its annual list of the “50 Smartest Companies,” with Deepseek, Game Science, and Unitree Robotics earning ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Everyone is obsessed with humanoid robots right now, but the director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory thinks tomorrow’s intelligent physical machines ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is among 13 research universities and three organizations suing the National Science Foundation (NSF), after the agency’s efforts to slash indirect costs at ...