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Brains, fashion, alien life, and more: Highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival

Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events.

October 28, 2024

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Implantable microparticles can deliver two cancer therapies at once

The combination of phototherapy and chemotherapy could offer a more effective way to fight aggressive tumors.

October 28, 2024

Faces of MIT: Nick Jewell

The associate director of club sports, intramural sports, and sport camps shares the important role that athletics plays in finding community.

October 22, 2024

Vincent Sitzmann and Boyuan Chen place a toy apple in front of a robotic arm attached to a table. A toy orange is nearby, placed on top of a blue circular mat, near light and dark green mats.

Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics

A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.

October 16, 2024

A small model shows a wooden man in a sparse room, with dramatic lighting from the windows.

Students learn theater design through the power of play

MIT Theater faculty invite students to draw upon their personal experiences to create evocative set, sound, and lighting designs.

August 29, 2024

Faces of MIT: Jessica Tam

The senior strategic sourcing analyst is responsible for everything related to travel and hospitality that involves purchasing at MIT.

August 27, 2024

Illustration of a woman with a coffee pot approaching a man with a drinking glass. Both have thought bubbles regarding their intention to fill the glass with coffee. In the background, a robot has a speech bubble with the “no” symbol.

AI assistant monitors teamwork to promote effective collaboration

An AI team coordinator aligns agents’ beliefs about how to achieve a task, intervening when necessary to potentially help with tasks in search and rescue, hospitals, and video games.

August 19, 2024

David Kastner holds two posters of journal covers showing his 3D art. The titles are “ACS Catalysis” and “Journal of Physical Chemistry.”

The art of the enzyme

Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals.

August 6, 2024

Betar Gallant, Frederike Petzschner, and Anne Carpenter stand next to a Broad Institute lectern holding award plaques.

MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces three winners of entrepreneurship awards

Twelve finalists participated in initiative and 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition, designed to support female biotech pioneers.

June 10, 2024

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty

Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.

May 23, 2024

A young man wearing a long-sleeve T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers scrambles over a rocky ledge atop a high mountain. Clouds, a broad sky, and forested hilltops are visible in the background.

Q&A: A graduating student looks back on his MIT experience

Christopher Wang, a senior in EECS, shares his favorite study spaces, how he discovered theater at the Institute, and what he'll miss most.

May 20, 2024

Janabel Xia dancing in front of a blackboard. Her back is arched, head thrown back, hair flying, and arms in the air as she looks at the camera and smiles.

Janabel Xia: Algorithms, dance rhythms, and the drive to succeed

When the senior isn’t using mathematical and computational methods to boost driverless vehicles and fairer voting, she performs with MIT’s many dance groups to keep her on track.

May 17, 2024

Navigating longevity with industry leaders at MIT AgeLab PLAN Forum

A symposium for financial professionals imagines a new industry around longevity planning.

May 16, 2024

Evan Lieberman, holding a microphone, speaks at a lectern bearing an open laptop

Q&A: Exploring ethnic dynamics and climate change in Africa

Professor of political science Evan Lieberman discusses his research into perceptions among African and American citizens about the climate crisis and how their governments are responding.

May 15, 2024

Exploring frontiers of mechanical engineering

MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering grad students are undertaking a broad range of innovative research projects.

May 3, 2024

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