Navigating cultures while making a difference
Lukas Kamphausen MFin '18 is helping to bring sustainable electricity to low-income families in Gaza with easy-to-install solar kits.
Three MIT-incubated ventures chosen for first Techstars Impact class
Base Operations, MDaaS Global, and Graviky Labs will head to Texas to be part of the first class at the new elite accelerator.
Ties with MIT run deep for the US Navy’s top officer
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson SM ’89, EE ’89, ENG ’89 poses global challenges to academe.
Attention new moms: A way to make more milk with less pain
Alumna-founded LiLu promises to make life as a new mom easier by making breast pumping more comfortable and more productive.
Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals
Spyce, a robot-assisted restaurant located in Boston, was invented to respond to a common MIT student desire: good, low-cost food.
Building the green
Ken Wang ’71, MIT Corporation member and former MIT Alumni Association president, developed one of America’s premier modern golf courses.
The race to build the Navy’s next fleet of ships
Retired Rear Admiral Chuck Goddard OCE ’85, SM ’85 is leading a bid to design the US Navy’s next class of guided-missile frigates.
At 99, Lew Aronin ’40 volunteers for MIT AgeLab
Physics alumnus who saw the Hindenburg fly over campus now collaborates with researchers to explore the impacts of longevity.
Fighting implicit bias in STEM with increased cognitive control
In a visit with the Department of Biology, Lydia Villa-Komaroff PhD '75 explains how “thinking fast makes changing slow.”
Natural resource negotiations for mutual gains
Through research on U.S. - Mexico hydrocarbon drilling rights negotiation, Bruno Verdini provides insights on how to resolve conflicts through proactive collaboration.
In profile: Jamshied Sharifi ’83, Tony Award winner
Composer, musician, and former MIT visiting artist received a 2018 Tony Award for best orchestrations on “The Band's Visit.”
Scene at MIT: PhD baby and her amazing mama
A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement.
On a mission to build the uncrashable car
Ryan Eustice PhD '05 and his team at the Toyota Research Institute are using artificial intelligence technologies to develop a car incapable of causing accidents.
The quantum choreographer
Using diamond dust and laser light to control atomic spin, Ashok Ajoy PhD ’16 pursues alternatives to costly conventional imaging technologies.