MIT Stories

• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | May 23, 2017

  Happy 100th Birthday to the Father of Chaos

  Today, May 23rd, Edward N. Lorenz, longtime professor of meteorology at MIT, would have turned 100. Widely recognized as the father of the modern theory of chaos, he profoundly altered the way we view the natural world.
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | May 22, 2017

  2017 EAPS Student Awards

  A roll-call of this year's Excellence in Teaching, Crosby, and Goetze Award recipients presented at the May 19th Student Recognition Dinner.
• Featured Stories, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | May 15, 2017

  Varied Increases in Extreme Rainfall with Global Warming

  Intensification of extreme rainfall varies from region to region, study shows.
• MIT, MIT EAPS, News | May 15, 2017

  The Tenured Engineers of 2017

  Professors Noelle Selin and Xuanhe Zhao were among 10 members of the School of Engineering’s faculty that have been granted tenure by MIT.
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News, WHOI - Oceanus | May 12, 2017

  Blue Holes and Hurricanes

  Geological marvels are gold mines for climate history
• MIT Sea Grant, News | May 11, 2017

  MIT Sea Grant Open House Thursday June 8th from 2:00-4:00

  Interested in learning more about research, education, and outreach opportunities at MIT Sea Grant? Come check out our new offices at MIT Sea Grant's Open House! Thursday, June 8th, 2017 from 2:00pm-4:00pm At MIT Sea Grant's new location: 12 Emily St...
• MIT Sea Grant, News | May 7, 2017

  Adventures in Citizen Science

  Where and how citizen science is being used for marine research, its impact on researchers and its effects on science and society. First of a series on the changing face of marine and coastal research and implications for the future spotlights MIT Sea Grant.
• MIT, News, WHOI | April 27, 2017

  Exploring our Oceans: The Cross-talk between Marine Life and Climate Change

  Harvard's SIT'N Listen Podcast speaks with MIT and WHOI graduate students Gabriela Farfan and Hanny Rivera about how studying oceans and marine biodiversity can help us better understand and combat climate change.
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | April 27, 2017

  3Q: Refocusing Climate Research in a New Era

  A new perspective from climate researchers argues that there are three key questions that should frame future climate research.
• Center for Global Change Science, Featured Stories, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, MIT News, News | April 26, 2017

  Correcting the Records

  Climate data analyst Thomas Karl describes global temperature and precipitation measurement and interpretation in the 16th Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture.
• MIT, News, WHOI | April 20, 2017

  March for Science on Saturday — get off sidelines, make a difference

  Noelle Held, a PhD candidate in chemical oceanography at MIT and WHOI, discusses why she's proud to be part of a long history of American scientists and pioneers, and why it's important to continue supporting science, particularly this weekend.
• MIT, MIT News, News | April 20, 2017

  Amos Winter wins the Harold E. Edgerton Award

  Global leader in mechanical engineering named the recipient of MIT’s esteemed junior faculty award.
• MITgcm News, News | April 20, 2017

  Plunging into Early Paleozoic Oceans with MITgcm

  Pohl et al used a coupled ocean-atmosphere setup of the MITgcm to investigate the relationships between climate and marine biogeochemistry during the Late Ordovician (445 million years ago).
• Featured Stories, MIT, News, WHOI - Oceanus | April 20, 2017

  The Amazing Acquired Phototroph!

  Stealing parts from their prey, these hunters turn into farmers
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | April 19, 2017

  High-Speed Images Capture Archer Fish’s Rocket-Like Launch

  Insights into the hydrodynamics of the move may improve underwater vehicle design.
• MIT, MIT News, News | April 18, 2017

  MIT Quarter Century Club Welcomes New Members for 2017

  Class includes 99 new members from both the Cambridge campus and Lincoln Laboratory among them are Michael Follows, Lodovica Illari, and John Marshall.
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | April 12, 2017

  Kerry Emanuel Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  Kerry A. Emanuel, the EAPS Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Co-Director of the Lorenz Center, joins the ranks of some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business, and philanthropic leaders in the academy.
• Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | April 11, 2017

  Environmentalist and Explorer

  Senior Elizabeth Rider uses atmospheric chemistry research to create international connections.
• Featured Stories, MIT, News, WHOI | April 6, 2017

  Institute Announces New Open Access Policy for All MIT Authors

  Optional license allows students, researchers, and staff to make scholarly articles freely available.
• MIT Sea Grant, News | April 4, 2017

  Katy Bell presents ‘Into the Deep: The Nautilus Exploration Program’

  MIT Sea Grant College Program Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday April 12th at 1:30p.