School of Science
School of Science

School of Science

Artificial Intelligence Astronomy and astrophysics Awards, honors and fellowships chemistry Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Education, teaching, academics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Faculty machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Natural language processing School of Engineering School of Science

Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.

Artificial Intelligence Batteries Cleaner industry Climate Computer science and technology Electronics Energy health Industry Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Materials science and engineering MIT.nano Nanoscience and nanotechnology Photonics Quantum Computing School of Engineering School of Science Semiconductors Startups Superconductivity Technology and society

Sixteen new START.nano companies are developing hard-tech solutions with the support of MIT.nano

Startup accelerator program grows to over 30 companies, almost half of them with MIT pedigrees.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Astronomy and astrophysics chemistry Computer science and technology Data Faculty IDSS Interview Laboratory for Nuclear Science machine learning Materials science and engineering Mathematics MIT Schwarzman College of Computing National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Research School of Science

3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences

Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.

Artificial Intelligence Biology Cancer Computational biology DNA Evolution Faculty Genetics Health sciences and technology Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) Interview Koch Institute machine learning Medicine School of Science

3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progression

Assistant Professor Matthew Jones is working to decode molecular processes on the genetic, epigenetic, and microenvironment levels to anticipate how and when tumors evolve to resist treatment.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Digital technology Ecology Electronics Environment Faculty health Internet Of Things machine learning Media Lab Medicine Physics Profile School of Architecture and Planning School of Science sensors Space Wearable sensors Wireless

How Joseph Paradiso’s sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology

From early motion-sensing platforms to environmental monitoring, the professor and head of the Program in Media Arts and Sciences has turned decades of cross-disciplinary research into real-world impact.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Data machine learning Mathematics Research School of Science Software

Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

A new method developed at MIT could root out vulnerabilities and improve LLM safety and performance.

Algorithms Alzheimer's Artificial Intelligence Brain and cognitive sciences Department of Defense (DoD) Health Care Health sciences and technology Imaging Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neuroscience Parkinson's Picower Institute Research School of Engineering School of Science

AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways

Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.

Artificial Intelligence Awards, honors and fellowships Biological engineering Biology Mathematics MIT Schwarzman College of Computing School of Engineering School of Science Students Undergraduate

Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

The MIT senior will pursue a master’s degree at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall.

Artificial Intelligence Brain and cognitive sciences Center for Brains Minds and Machines Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Giving MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence Neuroscience Research School of Engineering School of Science

At MIT, a continued commitment to understanding intelligence

With support from the Siegel Family Endowment, the newly renamed MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence investigates how brains produce intelligence and how it can be replicated to solve problems.

Administration Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Cambridge, Boston and region Climate change Community Computer science and technology Education, teaching, academics Equity and inclusion Faculty Global Government Health sciences and technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Sloan School of Management Policy President Sally Kornbluth Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Social justice Space Staff Students

MIT in the media: 2025 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.