Broad Institute Fellow Hilary Finucane PhD ’17 received the Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award recognizes “exceptional junior scientists” with an opportunity to skip traditional postdoctoral training and move immediately into independent research positions. Her award was one of 86 grants given to scientists as part of the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program. […]
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2017 Math Prize for Girls Awarded
October 1, 2017
Congratulations to the winners of the 9th annual Math Prize for Girls contest, which MIT hosted on Saturday, September 24, 2017. Gigliola Staffilani and School of Science Dean Michael Sipser are among the board of advisors for this event, which is held by Advantage Testing Foundation. The event welcomed 266 girls from across the US and Canada who competed for $55,000 in cash […]
IAS 2017 Program for Women in Mathematics
January 1, 2017
The IAS is hosting a program for Women in Mathematics, Geometry and Randomness in Group Theory, from May 15-26, 2017. Application Now Open: https://www.math.ias.edu/wam/2017/application Additionally, participants are invited to apply for several summer internship positions: https://www.math.ias.edu/wam/2017/internships
Danielle Wang wins the 2015 Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize.
April 1, 2016
MIT student Danielle Wang has won the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize. Established in 1992, this prize is “awarded periodically to a woman whose performance on the Competition has been deemed particularly meritorious.”
Math alumna Ilene Gordon ’75, Sloan SM ’76 opens Dean’s Innovative Leader Series
March 15, 2013
Sarah Foote | Sloan School of Management March 15, 2013 sMIT alumna Ilene Gordon ‘75 Math, SM ’76 Sloan, speak about her role as chairman, president and CEO of Ingredion Inc., a multibillion-dollar manufacturer of starches, sweeteners and other food ingredients. Gordon was the first speaker of the Dean’s Innovative Leader Series for the spring […]
AMITA Senior Academic Award
July 19, 2011
This award is presented annually by the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) to one or more senior woman students who demonstrate the highest level of academic excellence and professional promise through course work and academic endeavors at MIT. Awardees are: