Congratulations to Professor Brett McGuire, who, alongside Professor Jacob Andreas of the Department of Electrical Engineering, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award.
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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.
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Congratulations to Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, who has been named the winner of the prestigious Willard Gibbs Award by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society.
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Congratulations to Chemistry PhD Candidate and @kiesslinglab.bsky.social member Ekua Beneman, who has been awarded a Community Service Fellowship in recognition of her extraordinary service contributions from the @mitscience.bsky.social.
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Congratulations to Chonghe Zhang, who was named the winner of a 2026 Young Investigator Award by the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry.
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We're excited to share that MIT Chemistry has received a #1 rankling by QS World University Rankings for 2026!
@mit.edu has been ranked as the No. 1 university in the world by QS World University Rankings for 14 straight years.
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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!
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Researchers led by Professor Alison Wendlandt have developed a precision technique that allows scientists to seamlessly relocate alcohol functional groups from one spot on a molecule to a neighboring site.
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BioSoft, @telavivuni.bsky.social, congratulates the 2026 Laureates of the Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics:
Prof. Arup Chakraborty (MIT), Prof. James J. Collins (MIT), and Prof. Ned Wingreen (Princeton) for their groundbreaking contributions advancing modern biophysics.
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🚨 The MIT 24-Hour Challenge is in its final hours and we need about 45 more donors to meet our goal!
If 100 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Department during today’s MIT 24-Hour Challenge, $30,000 will be unlocked from Lindsay Androski ’98 and another generous donor.
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🚨 The MIT 24-Hour Challenge is on!
If 100 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Department during today’s MIT 24-Hour Challenge, $30,000 will be unlocked from Lindsay Androski ’98 and another generous donor.
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The world is counting on @mit.edu .
During today's 24-Hour Challenge, MIT is counting on all of us. If 100 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Department, $30,000 will be unlocked from Lindsay Androski ’98 and another generous donor.
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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.
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Congratulations to Professor Brett McGuire, who is one of eight MIT faculty and 22 additional MIT alumni honored with 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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MIT drives education, research, and innovation that transforms our nation and our world—and it is powered by alumni, parents, students, and friends like you. Join us for the MIT 24-Hour Challenge TOMORROW, March 12!
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MIT drives education, research, and innovation that transforms our nation and our world—and it is powered by alumni, parents, students, and friends like you. Please save the date and join us as we collaborate with the MIT Alumni Association for the MIT 24-Hour Challenge on March 12!
Congratulations to Professor Moungi Bawendi, who was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering in honor of his work in the synthesis and characterization of semiconductor quantum dots and their applications in displays, photovoltaics, and biology.
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Congratulations to Professor Tim Swager, who has been selected to receive the 2026 Theodore Williams Richards Medal for “conspicuous achievement in chemistry" by the American Chemical Society.
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Researchers in the Shoulders Lab have uncovered a sinister hidden mechanism that can allow cancer cells to survive even when hit with powerful drugs. The secret lies in a cellular “safety net” that gives cancer the freedom to develop aggressive mutations.
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Fun collaboration with @thexavierlab.bsky.social and Ribbeck groups to figure out how this human lectin plays multiple roles in controlling the #microbiome: stabilizing the mucus barrier and reducing bacteria that breach it. news.mit.edu/2026/protein... #glycotime
Researchers in the Hong Lab showed they can use nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to decipher the structure of the fuzzy coat that surrounds Tau proteins. The findings may aid efforts to develop drugs that interfere with Tau buildup in the brain.
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Researchers in the @kiesslinglab.bsky.social have discovered that a protein found in the GI tract can neutralize many bacteria and strengthen the mucus barrier lining the digestive tract.
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Congratulations to Professor Bin Zhang, who ihas been honored as “Committed to Caring”. The C2C program is a student-driven initiative that recognizes outstanding professors who extend this dedication beyond the classroom.
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A new study from the @shaleklab.bsky.social reveals how a high-fat diet rewires liver cells and makes them more susceptible to becoming cancerous.
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Congratulations to the exemplary winners of the Fall 2025 Department of Chemistry Mentorship Spotlight Award: Anton Barybin, Juan Cintrón-Cruz, Dr. Carolina Ortiz Cordero, Dane Johnson, Dr. Kira Podolsky, and Rebecca Reid.
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The MIT Quantum Initiative (QMIT) invites applications for the QMIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, supporting exceptional early-career scientists pursuing bold, interdisciplinary research in quantum science.
Apply now through January 15, 2026!
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Congratulations to Gabi Wenzel, who has won the 2026 LAD Early Career Award from @aas.org. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field within 10 years of earning their PhD.
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As the subject of this Graduate Student Spotlight, Seth Furniss reveals the inconsequential superpower he’d love to have, the food he craves most often, the house he’d build with unlimited funds, and more.
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For the first time, researchers in the Movassaghi Lab have synthesized a fungal compound known as verticillin A, which was discovered more than 50 years ago and has shown potential as an anticancer agent.
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