How Math Got Its ‘Nobel’ (The New York Times)
This weekend the New York Times told the story of the Fields Medal, one of the highest prizes in mathematics that is somewhat shrouded in myth: On Wednesday in Seoul,…
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Profile of Edward DeLong (PNAS)
If you flip through the new issue of the PNAS, you’ll notice a profile of MIT professor Edward DeLong. DeLong is known for his work in marine microbiology, and he…
Continue readingMIT AMPS wins an Emmy!
Most of the video you see on MIT OpenCourseWare was recorded by our talented colleagues at MIT Academic Media Production Services (AMPS). This past weekend, AMPS won the Arts/Entertainment category…
Continue readingProf. Alan Guth Awarded Kavli Prize
Prof. Alan Guth missed an important phone call this morning: The winners of the Kavli Prize were announced this morning at the World Science Festival, and congratulations are due to…
Continue readingMIT Sloan Excellence in Teaching Awards
Last week, MIT Sloan School of Management honored a few of its faculty and students with their annual Excellence in Teaching Awards. Two of these great instructors have courses on…
Continue readingCongratulations to MIT’s Newest National Academy of Sciences Members
The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of its new members, and among them are four MIT faculty! Congratulations to Daron Acemoglu, Emery Brown, Alan Grossman, Timothy Grove,…
Continue readingPoverty Action Lab Scholars Win Albert O. Hirschman Prize
Profs. Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, along with the Abdul Latif Jamell Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT (which the two co-direct), have been awarded the 2014 Albert O. Hirschman…
Continue readingWinners of 2014 Site, Course, and Project Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (OCW Consortium)
The OpenCourseWare Consortium has announced the 2014 winners of Site, Course, and Project Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (ACE). Congratulations to all! Site and Course Awards This year’s Site and Course…
Continue readingCourses From the 2014 MacVicar Fellows
Professors Jacopo Buongiorno, Tomás Lozano-Pérez, John Ochsendorf, Heather Anne Paxson, and Kristala L. J. Prather were recently named as MIT’s 2014 MacVicar Fellows. The MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program honors MIT’s…
Continue readingWinners of 2014 Individual Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence
The OpenCourseWare Consortium is pleased to announce the 2014 winners of individual Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (ACE). Anka Mulder, Vice-President for Education and Operations at TU Delft, is the recipient…
Continue readingMarvin Minsky Honored for Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence (MIT News)
Marvin Minsky honored for lifetime achievements in artificial intelligence The MIT professor emeritus earns the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for his pioneering work and mentoring role in the…
Continue reading2014 Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (ACE) – Call for Nominations
The OpenCourseWare Consortium is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the fourth annual Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (ACE). The OCW ACE awards will be presented at the next…
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