A faculty member since 2011, Ekmekcioglu examines how communities survive, adapt, remember, and make claims on justice under difficult political conditions.

The SHASS Faculty Fellows Program, administered by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative, is fostering new research projects and creating space for supportive and interdisciplinary discussion.

In certain species of bacteria, the answer lies in shielding RNA transcripts from a quality-control factor called Rho. Understanding the requirements for expressible sequences is critical for expression engineering of therapeutic agents.

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

Wyslouch remains the director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center and will continue research on heavy ion collisions.

The new technology, which generates high-resolution, 3D images of breast tissue, requires no expertise to operate and could be used at home.

An extensive study of U.S. cities identifies walkable neighborhoods, urban greenery, and access to amenities as key contributors to residents’ health.

A new study reveals that parts of the brain located far from the canonical language-processing centers are also involved in language comprehension.

The innovative effort bringing researchers from Israel to campus keeps growing while enhancing community connections and academic inquiry.

Three MIT teams took five top awards in the 2026 NASA RASC-AL Competition for designing critical elements for the moon base and future missions to Mars.