News Archive

January 2010

Using magnetic toys, researchers tease out structures of self-assembled clusters

Less symmetrical and more complex patterns occur due to entropy

Lene Hau named DOD National Security Fellow

Award from Department of Defense provides long-term financial support to conduct unclassified, basic research

Madix wins 2010 Gabor A. Somorjai Award

Honor from the American Chemical Society recognizes creative work in catalysis

College apps, interest in engineering at all time high

Applications from students interested in engineering have risen considerably more than applications as a whole (Harvard Gazette)

Stream of innovations will aid water security

John Briscoe says water security "looms as one of the great challenges of this century" (The National)

Heat, moisture from Himalayas could be a cause of the South Asian monsoon

Climate scientists offer revised view of what influences water source for billions of people

Computer Scientist Yiling Chen wins NSF CAREER Award

Grant will support research on the strategic and computational foundations for prediction markets

Observation about motor learning could help with stroke recovery

Combination of advanced techniques in systems engineering, robotics, and neuroscience shows promise

AHA notes work at SEAS among top research in 2009

American Heart Association highlights collaborative discovery from Kit Parker's Disease Biophysics Group

Mahadevan wins IIT distinguished alumnus award

Indian Institute of Technology Madras celebrates a graduate who makes math come alive (Times of India)

Cherry Murray seeks impact for next-generation global leadership

Dean Cherry A. Murray among Women to Watch in 2010 (Boston Herald)