Machine learning and the microscope
PhD student Xinyi Zhang is developing computational tools for analyzing cells in the age of multimodal data.
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Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere
New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon.
Pioneering the future of materials extraction
MIT spinout SiTration looks to disrupt industries with a revolutionary process for recovering and extracting critical materials.
Fotini Christia named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.
Melissa Choi named director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
With decades of experience working across the laboratory’s R&D areas, Choi brings a focus on collaboration, technical excellence, and unity.
Helping nonexperts build advanced generative AI models
MosaicML, co-founded by an MIT alumnus and a professor, made deep-learning models faster and more efficient. Its acquisition by Databricks broadened that mission.
Eric Evans receives Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The award recognizes his contributions as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and as vice chair and chair of the Defense Science Board.
MIT-Takeda Program wraps up with 16 publications, a patent, and nearly two dozen projects completed
The program focused on AI in health care, drawing on Takeda’s R&D experience in drug development and MIT’s deep expertise in AI.
David Autor named the inaugural Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in Economics
The new professorship will enable continued economics scholarship and help the chairholder train and support future economists.
MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces three winners of entrepreneurship awards
Twelve finalists participated in initiative and 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition, designed to support female biotech pioneers.
Through econometrics, Isaiah Andrews is making research more robust
“I would like to understand the extent to which we understand things,” the MIT economist says.
Nuh Gedik receives 2024 National Brown Investigator Award
Physics professor will use the award to develop a new kind of microscopy.
Reducing carbon emissions from long-haul trucks
MIT researchers show a promising plan for using clean-burning hydrogen in place of the diesel fuel now used in most freight-transport trucks.
Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 gives new MIT graduates a special assignment
The inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist encourages the Class of 2024 to “accept impossible missions” and “lead with imagination” in uncertain times.
Modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer
A new quantum-system-on-chip enables the efficient control of a large array of qubits, moving toward practical quantum computing.