Category: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

‘Systemic Catastrophe:’ MIT Senior Researcher Warns Glyphosate is a Slow Kill

A “systemic catastrophe” is senior researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff’s verdict on glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, warning that the chemical is a slow kill for humans and other lifeforms. Seneff, a senior researcher from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been studying this toxic chemical for around 10 years. Dr. Stephanie Seneff…


MIT Names Its Nano Research Building in Honor of Taiwanese American Entrepreneur Lisa Su

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Building 12, home of MIT.nano, received a new name on May 14 in honor of Lisa T. Su, an MIT alumna and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. According to MIT News, the Taiwanese American executive is the first MIT alumna to make a gift for a building that bears her…


MIT Cuts Ties With Research University It Helped Develop in Russia

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed its long-standing ties with a research institute it helped found outside Moscow, citing the ongoing military offensive by Russia in Ukraine. In a statement released on Feb. 25, MIT said it has notified the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) that the decade-long relationship between the…