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Zhurun (Judy) Ji Named CIFAR Global Scholar for 2026–2028

Professor Ji is among 15 exceptional early-career scientists joining CIFAR’s global community to tackle complex questions facing science and humanity.

May 20, 2026
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty

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Zhurun (Judy) Ji Named CIFAR Global Scholar for 2026–2028

May 18, 2026
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty

Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

May 13, 2026
Categories: Awards/Honors, Alumni, WiSTEM
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A new way to spot signs of dark matter

May 11, 2026
Categories: Research, Postdocs, Astrophysics Theory, High Energy and Particle Theory
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Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers

May 11, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty, Quantum Information Science
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Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes

May 10, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Arup K. Chakraborty Honored with 2026 International Prize in Biophysics

May 6, 2026
Categories: Biophysics
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Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple

May 4, 2026
Categories: Research, Visiting Faculty, Postdocs, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

A materials scientist’s playground

April 29, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty
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The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

April 28, 2026
Categories: In The News, Faculty, Quantum Information Science
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Transforming deep-space signals into cathedral sound

April 28, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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On the hunt for “the source code of the universe”

April 20, 2026
Categories: In The News, Alumni
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Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

April 27, 2026
Categories: Awards/Honors, In The News, Graduate Students
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