Vana is letting users own a piece of the AI models trained on their data
More than 1 million people are contributing their data to Vana’s decentralized network, which started as an MIT class project.
On a quest for a better football helmet
Kodiak Brush ’17 went from MIT middle linebacker to designer of safer football helmets for all levels.
MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields.
Making higher education more accessible to students in Pakistan
EduFi, founded by an MIT alumna, provides low-interest student loans to families in Pakistan so more can attend college.
Professor Emeritus Earle Lomon, nuclear theorist, dies at 94
On the physics faculty for nearly 40 years and a member of the Center for Theoretical Physics, he focused on the interactions of hadrons and developed an R-matrix formulation of scattering theory.
Credit where it’s due
MIT Sloan’s Christopher Palmer has produced new insights about household finance, thanks to razor-sharp empirical studies.
At the core of problem-solving
Stuart Levine ’97, director of MIT’s BioMicro Center, keeps departmental researchers at the forefront of systems biology.
Three economists with MIT ties win BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Professor Emeritus Olivier Blanchard PhD ’77, Jordi Galí PhD ’89, and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 are honored for work on macroeconomic analysis and policy.
Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
Charge Robotics, founded by MIT alumni, has created a system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms.
A personalized heart implant wins MIT Sloan health care prize
Spheric Bio’s implants are designed to grow in a channel of the heart to better fit the patient’s anatomy and prevent strokes.
Five years, five triumphs in Putnam Math Competition
Undergrads sweep Putnam Fellows for fifth year in a row and continue Elizabeth Lowell Putnam winning streak.
Rohit Karnik named director of J-WAFS
The mechanical engineering professor will lead MIT’s only program specifically focused on water and food for human need.
Rebuilding Ukraine
A collaboration between MIT professors of urban studies and planning and the Association of Ukrainian Cities aims to empower Ukraine’s municipal leaders to drive recovery after the war.
MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moon
Data from the devices will help future astronauts navigate the moon’s south polar region and search for frozen water.
Three from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars
Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli, Abigail Schipper ’24, and Rachel Zhang ’21 will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University in the U.K.