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MIT community in 2022: A year in review

Top Institute stories dealt with a presidential transition; Climate Grand Challenges; an action plan for belonging, achievement, and composition; the MIT Morningside Academy for Design; “Wakanda Forever” at MIT; and more.

December 23, 2022

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MIT in the media: 2022 in review

MIT community members lent their voices to news articles read globally, and described their work to make a better world.

December 22, 2022

Photo of Yufei Zhao, Tomasz Ślusarczyk, and Dain Kim standing in front of a blackboard.

Making math fun by prepping for friendly competition

In MIT class 18.A34 (Mathematical Problem Solving), students prep for a major collegiate mathematics competition — and learn to love math.

December 14, 2022

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Five from MIT named 2023 Quad Fellows

The new fellowship from the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, administered by Schmidt Futures, supports graduate education in STEM fields.

December 14, 2022

The Russian, European, and Ukrainian flags.

Energy, war, and the crisis in Ukraine

An expert panel examines the implications of energy use and energy policy during Russia’s invasion.

December 13, 2022

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Microparticles could help prevent vitamin A deficiency

Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.

December 12, 2022

Side-by-side portrait photos of MIT 2023 Marshall Scholars Rachael Chae and Sihao Huang

Two from MIT named 2023 Marshall Scholars

Rachel Chae and Sihao Huang ’22 will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

December 12, 2022

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Decarbonization amid global crises

At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Philip R. Sharp highlighted dramatic steps the U.S. government has recently taken to combat climate change.

December 8, 2022

Side-by-side portrait photos of MIT 2024 Schwarzman Scholars Sara V. Fernandez, Amanda Hu, and Brigette Wang

Three MIT seniors win 2024 Schwarzman Scholarships

Sara V. Fernandez, Amanda Hu, and Brigette Wang will spend the 2023-24 academic year at Tsinghua University in China studying global affairs.

December 7, 2022

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Spreading joy with Wide Tim

MIT senior Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng uses art as a bonding enzyme to join STEM, culture, and community.

November 29, 2022

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Building resilience for the next supply chain disruption

James Rice discusses supply chain resilience and how organizations can prepare for the next big problem.

November 21, 2022

A beam of green light shines down on a grid of atoms that look like jacks. The atoms are on a thick grey slab.

How “2D” materials expand

A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.

November 18, 2022

Sharing a single computer in a room filled with similar teams of coders, three students in matching orange T-shirts and face masks work on their coding solutions.

Q&A: MIT competitive programmers on going the distance

Students describe what it’s like to compete at the very top tiers of computing.

November 15, 2022

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Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

November 9, 2022

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Liang Fu and Patrick Lee receive Larkin Awards in Theoretical Physics

Inaugural award goes to MIT condensed matter theory professors of physics.

October 31, 2022

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