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School of Engineering unveils MIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Engineering Excellence

With the selection of 16 inaugural postdocs, the program seeks to develop the next generation of faculty leaders and help guide the school toward a more diverse and inclusive culture.

December 15, 2022

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Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar

The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.

November 23, 2022

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Ensuring AI works with the right dose of curiosity

Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.

November 10, 2022

A whole new world of learning via MIT OpenCourseWare videos

“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi.

November 7, 2022

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Facing reality, however painful it may be

In his new book, “Life Is Hard,” MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya offers guidance for tackling the (many) problems we face.

November 4, 2022

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Unlocking the mysteries of how neurons learn

PhD candidate Raúl Mojica Soto-Albors seeks to understand the rules of plasticity that underlie neuronal behavior.

October 18, 2022

In the spacious, white atrium of MIT Building 46 filled with boards showing research posteers, four young men and a woman smile as they stand around MIT's Tim the Beaver mascot.

Celebrating 20 years of discovery, Picower Institute looks ahead to continuing impact

At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.

October 12, 2022

Understanding reality through algorithms

Neuroscience PhD student Fernanda De La Torre uses complex algorithms to investigate philosophical questions about perception and reality.

September 25, 2022

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Modeling the social mind

PhD student Setayesh Radkani studies the psychological and neural mechanisms at work when humans learn from and influence each other.

September 9, 2022

MIT releases strategic action plan for belonging, achievement, and composition

New initiatives will build on the Institute’s culture of excellence while enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the MIT community.

September 1, 2022

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These neurons have food on the brain

MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food.

August 25, 2022

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Bringing lessons from cybersecurity to the fight against disinformation

Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.

August 21, 2022

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The physics of gut and brain health

Chih-Wei Joshua Liu ’22 is an aspiring physician-physicist working to unlock the secrets of thermodynamics in biology and medicine.

June 3, 2022

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Q&A: Chris Rackauckas on the equations at the heart of practically everything

Have a question about numerical differential equations? Odds are this CSAIL research affiliate has already addressed it.

May 9, 2022

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Frequent encounters build familiarity

PhD student Paige Bollen finds urban street networks that encourage encounters among strangers link to lower ethnic tensions and anti-immigrant hostility.

April 14, 2022

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