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January 19, 2021
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
MIT researchers including PhD student Ashley Beckwith have proposed a method to grow plant-based materials, like wood and fiber, in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production.
January 7, 2021 Four from MIT are named IEEE Fellows for 2021Professor Domitilla Del Vecchio was elevated to IEEE Fellow for her "contributions to circuit engineering in synthetic biology."
January 6, 2021 School of Engineering third and fourth quarter 2020 awardsThe School of Engineering highlight awards won by faculty including Assistant Professor Ellen Roche, Professor Yang Shao-Horn, Assistant Professor Giovanni Traverso, and Professor Domitilla del Vecchio.
January 6, 2021 Heather Theberge, mechanical engineering staff member, dies at 42Theberge, who was beloved by students, staff, and faculty, served as an administrative assistant for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program since 2012.
January 3, 2021 MIT Society of Women Engineers’ journey into virtual connectionMIT Society of Women Engineers members, including a number of MechE students, have been developing innovative and creative ways to maintain programming during the pandemic.
