A civil discourse on climate change
A recent forum was the first in a series planned at MIT this year, part of an initiative meant to encourage the open exchange of ideas.
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Gitanjali Rao honored at White House “Girls Leading Change” celebration
First-year MIT student and former Time “Kid of the Year” honored for promoting science and innovation among youth and inspiring them with several inventions.
Computational imaging researcher attended a lecture, found her career
A pivotal talk led postdoc Kristina Monakhova to develop smart, computational cameras and microscopes for intelligent systems.
Kristala Prather named head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology expert to succeed Paula Hammond.
ILLUMA-T launches to the International Space Station
This laser communications terminal, developed at Lincoln Laboratory, aims to transmit data at high rates from the ISS to ground stations via NASA’s first two-way laser communications relay system.
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
The Beaver visits Father Sky: Meet MIT’s First Nations Launch team
MIT Doya blasted their first rocket to a height of 1,290 meters, placing second at the 2023 First Nations Launch contest. The team is now gearing up for a 2024 launch.
MIT D-Lab works to empower artisanal women miners in Colombia
Through a project launched in 2020, MIT D-Lab is working with women to help them build a labor movement focused on reducing gender-based violence and environmental degradation.
MIT startup has big plans to pull carbon from the air
Noya has developed low-power, modular units that can be combined to create facilities for removing millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Eight high school teams named Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams for 2023-24
In 20 years of uplifting young inventors, the program has enabled 17 InvenTeam projects to earn US patents.
J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments
Organizations will support government agencies in using evidence to advance economic mobility and racial equity in the wake of Covid-19.
Studying cancer in context to stop its growth
MIT spinout Kronos Bio, founded by Associate Professor Angela Koehler, studies the complex signaling networks of cancer cells to find new drug targets.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2023-24
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
“Pangea” study aims to modernize national test and training infrastructure
Lincoln Laboratory is developing a roadmap to streamline system acquisitions and facilitate connectivity across the Southwestern test ranges.