Current Issue: Fall 2009
COVER STORY: MIT Brainpower
Institute experts are now addressing one of the greatest intellectual and scientific challenges of the 21st century — understanding the human brain and mind.
A Letter From The President
Brain Science at MIT
New Materials
Prof. Darrell Irvine is using new materials to power up the immune system against disease.
“Remember These Words”
George Elbaum '59 and Mimi Jensen of San Francisco make a continuing commitment to support graduate fellowships in the Department of Physics.
Top Prize
Institute Prof. Barbara Liskov wins the Turing Award, the "Nobel Prize" of computing.
Living Sunlight
Prof. Penny Chisholm co-writes a children's book that explains how the Sun creates life on Earth.
Toying With Success
Michael Snively, who designed a line of toys, wins a $10,000 prize to design and manufacture another new idea.
Crackerjack Communicators
Senior Adam Goldstein — who has already written two books — is a facile communicator and a star of MIT's Debate Team.
Fellowships Vital To Research
MIT attracts the world’s top graduate students, who drive discovery in every field, collaborate with faculty on research, and teach and mentor undergraduates.
Gift To Advance Brain Research
Donald '42 and Doris Berkey of Naples, Florida, establish a professorship in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
