Unraveling connections between the brain and gut
MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
MIT PhD student enhances STEM education in underrepresented communities in Puerto Rico
Through her organization, Sprouting, Taylor Baum is empowering teachers to teach coding and computer science in their classrooms and communities.
A clean alternative to one of the world’s most common ingredients
C16 Biosciences, founded by MIT alumni, has developed a microbial oil to replace palm oil, whose production reaps environmental devastation.
Six with MIT ties win 2023 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who have the “extraordinary creativity necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”
Charting the future of production
Experts from industry, academia, government, and nonprofits explored the future of manufacturing at the second annual Manufacturing@MIT Symposium.
Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
Christopher Voigt named head of the Department of Biological Engineering
Synthetic biology expert to succeed Angela Belcher as department head effective Aug. 1.
Envisioning the future of computing
MIT students share ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in a competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
Crystan McLymore SM ’23: Exceling at sea and in the lab
US Navy officer and recent MechE alumna who served on a nuclear aircraft carrier researches radiation detection.
Novo Nordisk to support MIT postdocs working at the intersection of AI and life sciences
MIT-Novo Nordisk Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellows Program will support up to 10 postdocs annually over five years.
MIT engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode
A new Jell-O-like material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, cochlear implants, and other electronic implants.
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
A new material developed by MIT engineers exhibits “record-breaking” vapor absorption.
3 Questions: Diep Luu on MIT’s new Undergraduate Advising Center
As the inaugural director, Luu envisions the center as a resource that will complement faculty advising and support the “whole student” during their entire undergraduate career.
Powering the future in Mongolia
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge grants more than $60,000 to student-led teams to address pressing societal issues
The Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center's IDEAS program empowers teams partnering with communities to tackle a range of social challenges.