Colleen Flaherty May 7, 20190 With the help of an anonymous donor, MIT Press formed a new fund to grow its publications list by women and other underrepresented groups in science, technology, math and engineering fields. The Fund for Diverse Voices will help the press offer competitive advances to authors, cover the cost of production features, […]
Mathematics Professor Bonnie Berger honored with ISCB Senior Scientist Award
May 7, 2019
The International Society for Computational Biology Senior Scientist Award recognizes highly significant, long-term career achievement Sandi Miller | Department of MathematicsFebruary 26, 2019 MIT News Bonnie Berger, the Simons Professor of Mathematics at MIT, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the International Society for Computational Biology Senior Scientist Award. The annual award recognizes “highly […]
Kristin Kurianski is recognized as MIT’s 2019 Graduate Women of Excellence
May 1, 2019
Kristin Kurianski, one of our Women in Math organizers, was recently honored as one of the Graduate Women of Excellence by the Office of Graduate Education. The honorees were nominated and selected based on their leadership and service contributions at the Institute, their dedication to mentoring, and their drive to make changes to improve the […]
That image of a black hole you saw everywhere? Thank Katie Bouman for making it possible
April 12, 2019
By Michelle Lou and Saeed Ahmed, CNN Updated 11:46 PM ET, Wed April 10, 2019 (CNN)Imagine trying to take a photo of an orange that’s on the moon with your smartphone. It seems impossible. That’s what it was like for scientists trying to capture an image of a black hole in space. Despite the tall […]
Truth Values Play and Grad Student Workshop
April 5, 2019
STUDENT TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE General admission tickets are sold out for MIT alumna Gioia De Cari’s April 16 “Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze.” However, STEM-based graduate students who identify as female are encouraged to apply for a special, FREEtwo-part “Truth Values” event. If accepted, these students will get preferred seating for the play, at Little Kresge Theater on […]