The power of “and” in energy and climate entrepreneurship
Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the entrepreneurship space, and the role that universities play in this landscape.
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MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone
New dataset of 30,000-plus competition math problems from 47 countries gives AI researchers a harder test — and students worldwide a better training ground.
Faces of MIT: Gabi Hott Soares
Through mentorship, enthusiasm, and a global perspective, Gabi Hott Soares supports student leaders at MIT.
Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners
The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.
Jazz in the key of life
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.
Urban planning students engage with communities through the Freedom Summer Fellowship
“You can’t teach planning today without grappling with how policy actually unfolds within communities,” says Professor Phillip Thompson.
Tomás Palacios named director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
The electrical engineering and nanotechnology leader will guide the US Army-sponsored research center as it advances next-generation materials, electronics, and photonics for national security.
Seeing sounds
Mariano Salcedo ’25, a master’s student in the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program, is designing an AI to visualize and express music and other sounds.
MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape
An AI model generates novel proteins based on how they vibrate and move, opening new possibilities for dynamic biomaterials and adaptive therapeutics.
How to create “humble” AI
An MIT-led team is designing artificial intelligence systems for medical diagnosis that are more collaborative and forthcoming about uncertainty.
Stamping high-res imagery onto everyday items to “reprogram” their appearance
The portable “ChromoLCD” device combines LCD and LED lighting to customize high-quality designs onto things like shirts and whiteboards.
Lasers, robots, action: MIT workshop explores Raman spectroscopy
Participants learn how laser “fingerprinting” can help identify materials in fields ranging from law enforcement to art restoration.
Weekends@MIT offers connection through varied activities
Regular campus events built community and promote student wellbeing.
After 16 years leading Picower Institute, Li-Huei Tsai will sharpen focus on research, teaching
Tsai, who has grown the MIT neuroscience institute, will increase focus on research including Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.
MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity
Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.