MIT Climate “Plug-In” highlights first year of progress on MIT’s climate plan
Members of three working groups outline latest efforts implementing the ambitious plan, launched last year.
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Six from MIT Named 2022 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Q&A: Latifah Hamzah ’12 on creating sustainable solutions in Malaysia and beyond
Alum seeks reliable and environmentally sensitive water and sanitation solutions for the developing world.
Advocating for vaccine equity
Postdoc Digbijay Mahat became a cancer researcher to improve health care in Nepal, but the Covid-19 pandemic exposed additional resource disparities.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Seventeen new professors join the MIT community, with research areas ranging from robotics and machine learning to health care and agriculture.
3 Questions: New changes to MIT’s Covid-19 strategy
Cecilia Stuopis, Peko Hosoi, and Ian Waitz describe a shift in policy that aims for a gradual return to normalcy.
An honor that empowers change
Pressman Awards inspire undergraduate engagement in politics and policy, and sometimes a complete pivot in direction.
New device detects heat strain in military trainees
In the intensity of basic training, a smartwatch-based system warns recruits when they are at risk of heat injury.
Professors Elchanan Mossel and Rosalind Picard named 2021 ACM Fellows
Fellowship honors ACM members whose accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.
Managing Covid-19 at MIT this fall: “So far, so good”
Ian Waitz, Cecilia Stuopis, and Suzanne Blake answer 3 questions on the fall semester and look ahead.
MIT makes strides on climate action plan
Online events highlight progress with new climate planning bodies, campus improvements, and involvement of all parts of the MIT community.
Women’s Technology Program 2021: The sweet sound of success
Now in its 19th year, the WTP brings high school students with little STEM experience to Cambridge for an immersive, four-week exploration of all things engineering.
Improving management everywhere
From farmers to supply chains, Associate Professor Karen Zheng tackles operations issues from around the globe.
3 Questions: Kalyan Veeramachaneni on hurdles preventing fully automated machine learning
Researchers hope more user-friendly machine-learning systems will enable nonexperts to analyze big data — but can such systems ever be completely autonomous?
SpectrumX collective launches the first NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center
MIT Haystack Observatory will be part of the new radio spectrum management and coordination center.