The MIT scientists are honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.

By capturing short-lived RNA molecules, scientists can map relationships between genes and the regulatory elements that control them.

A class this semester challenged students to evaluate technologies to help MIT decarbonize — with implications for organizations across the globe.

Michelle Spektor PhD ’23 studies lessons from the past that can inform the ethical use of government-sponsored identification systems.

Professor Kristala Prather delves into what inspired her research on metabolic engineering, how her work in industry helped shape her career in academia, and her new role as head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering. “The potential to educate, encourage, and support the next generation of scientists and engineers in an educational setting gives me a chance to amplify my impact far beyond what I could ever personally do as an individual,” says Prather. “Our world is facing so many challenges on so many levels. We need a continual supply of brilliant minds and generous hearts to conquer them. I cannot think of any higher honor than serving in a capacity that enables me to facilitate their emergence.” 

Research Scientist James Aloisi, director of the MIT Transit Research Consortium, highlights the current difficulties facing transportation funding, arguing for congestion pricing as a “highly agile and strategic revenue tool.” With historically dependable gas tax and transit fares fading, he writes that congestion pricing “can be used to manage traffic congestion, reduce emissions, and raise ample revenue in the fairest manner possible.”