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MIT Policy Hackathon produces new solutions for technology policy challenges

Hackathon explores policy solutions to challenges in cybersecurity, environmental justice, and city planning focused on post-pandemic efforts to build a better society.

November 28, 2022

Channeling creativity through art and engineering

Recent mechanical engineering alumna Emily Satterfield ’22 pursues passions that might seem unrelated but “actually go hand-in-hand.”

November 28, 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

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Celebrating open data

New prize program recognizes MIT researchers who make data openly accessible and reusable.

November 18, 2022

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Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of Covid-19

A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes.

November 16, 2022

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Lincoln Laboratory launches summer internships for local high schoolers

Guided by mentors, students explore STEM careers and home in on college majors.

November 9, 2022

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Designing the cities of tomorrow

Carlo Ratti investigates how digital technologies transform our urban spaces and how they can be harnessed to design sustainable cities for the future.

October 25, 2022

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MIT engineers develop sensors for face masks that help gauge fit

The system measures biological and environmental changes, and detects contact between the mask and the wearer’s skin.

October 20, 2022

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Ad hoc committee releases report on remote teaching best practices for on-campus education

Task Force 2021 and Beyond report highlights innovative teaching practices that MIT instructors have incorporated into in-person classes, informed by remote-teaching experiences.

October 18, 2022

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Five with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2022

Professors Mark Bear and Laura Kiessling ’83, along with Krishna Shenoy SM ’92, PhD ’95, David Tuveson ’87, and Martin Burke are among the newly elected members.

October 18, 2022

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Tackling social issues through engineering and theater

Senior Susan Su finds inspiration in both makerspaces and performance spaces.

October 16, 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

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L. Rafael Reif receives National Academy of Engineering’s Simon Ramo Founders Award

MIT president is honored for leadership in advancing higher education and the nation’s research and innovation system.

October 3, 2022

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Wiggling toward bio-inspired machine intelligence

Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.

October 2, 2022

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SMART researchers develop quick test to determine immunity against Covid-19

Test that measures a person’s antibodies requires a drop of blood and takes just 10 minutes to show results.

September 30, 2022

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