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Scientists have confirmed the detection of organic molecules on Mars. They were found in a sample collected by NASA's Curiosity Rover and analyzed using the rover's on-board mini lab called the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM). buff.ly/YbkA83O

Congratulations to Professor Brett McGuire, who, alongside @MITEECS Professor Jacob Andreas, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

At the 2026 NASA Red Sox STEM day, over 4,000 students and teachers learned about NASA’s missions before attending an afternoon game. The @TESSatMIT traveling transit model made the trip to Fenway to demonstrate how TESS searches for planets around distant stars!

Simon Friedman '89, a Curators Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, has led the work to develop materials that can hold a well of insulin under the skin until activated by light. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Researchers at MIT are revealing new populations of asteroids, including smaller ones that could pose a danger to our space infrastructure. Prof Julien de Wit and research scientists Artem Burdanov and Saverio Cambioni break it down on GBH buff.ly/yM36eYK

What does it mean that @SaraPrescott6 is "Committed to Caring"? She cultivates a lab where students can think boldly while feeling genuinely supported, and where they are seen not only as researchers, but as whole people. Read more: picower.mit.edu/news/leading-r… @MITBiology @ScienceMIT

Samples collected from asteroid Ryugu contain nucleobases, commonly called the building blocks of life. They have also been found from samples collected from asteroid Bennu, suggesting that the chemical ingredients for life may be common beyond Earth. buff.ly/wL4hOAA

A boom in gravitational waves leaves scientists with more questions than answers physics.mit.edu/?p=24002&wpwau…

We're excited to share that MIT Chemistry has received a #1 rankling by QS World University Rankings (@worlduniranking) for 2026! @MIT has been ranked as the No. 1 university in the world by QS World University Rankings for 14 straight years. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

A. Neil Pappalardo ’64 remembered for his lasting impact on the MIT Department of Physics physics.mit.edu/?p=23899

What does the future hold for #weather and #climate in New England and beyond? In an interview with Boston Globe reporter Joshua Miller, MIT CS3 Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser highlights what we can expect from the global to the local. mailchi.mp/bostonglobe.co…

Congratulations to Chemistry Research Specialist Dr. Gang Liu, who has been chosen to receive a 2026 MIT Excellence Award in the category of Outstanding Contributor! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Researchers led by Professor @AlisonWendlandt have developed a precision technique that allows scientists to seamlessly relocate alcohol functional groups from one spot on a molecule to a neighboring site. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

New discovery! Different anesthetics all seem to push the brain into unconsciousness in the same way: Activity is destabilized and dominated by slow waves. This could block signals. cell.com/cell-reports/f… #neuroscience @MIT_Picower @mitbrainandcog @mcgovernmit @ScienceMIT

Li-Huei Tsai, who has led The Picower Institute since 2009, will step down as director at the end of the academic year. Her decision frees her to focus on research, including her leadership of MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative and the Alana Down Syndrome Center picower.mit.edu/news/after-16-…

Now on @MITOCW - CS3 Lecture Series: Fundamentals of Climate Science and Policy. Presented by MIT CS3 students & postdocs in January, this series explores the Earth’s #climate system, its societal impacts, and efforts to minimize those impacts. tinyurl.com/bdcppzsj

Excited to announce a new paper from our lab, by Ian Griffith @ianmgriffith with help from Preston Hess @phess2, introducing a model of attentional selection. nature.com/articles/s4156… @mitbcs @ScienceMIT @mcgovernmit @SHBTHarvard Here is a summary. (1/n)

The clock is ticking down to MIT’s 24-Hour Challenge on 3.12.26. Save the date to join the worldwide MIT community in supporting the Institute’s efforts to create a positive impact on our nation and world. mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Mit-Chem…

Congrats to EAPS Prof Richard Teague on being invited to give the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture at this year's AAS meeting! He's been selected for his pioneering work on protoplanetary disk motion using @almaobs. @AAS_Office @KavliFoundation buff.ly/MCsBjCS

Last night @Chronicle5 aired an update on local technologies to help people with Alzheimer's, including by Li-Huei Tsai's lab wcvb.com/article/alzhei…