Alumni/ae

MIT alumna Julia Collins has recorded the second longest winning streak in the history of ‘Jeopardy!,’ reports CNN Money. After 20 consecutive wins, Collins’ earnings were $428,100. 

Hollie Slade of Forbes writes about ProtonMail, a new secure email service started by MIT and Harvard alumni.

Doug Saffir reports for Boston.com on ProtonMail a new, high-security email service started by five alumni of MIT and Harvard. ProtonMail is incorporated in Switzerland and subject to strict governmental privacy protections, features encrypted data, and a self-destruct feature that deletes sent emails.

The Daily Beast reporter Mike Miesen looks at Sanergy, a company founded by MIT students that manufactures and distributes toilets designed for urban environments with poor sewage infrastructure. The model could improve sanitation in dense urban areas without adequate waste removal.

The Economist profiles Luis Videgaray, an MIT graduate and Mexico’s finance minister. Videgaray explains how his education at MIT has helped shape his policy decisions.

Irene Greif talks to The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen about being the first woman to receive her Ph.D. in computer science from MIT, her decision to pursue a career as a researcher and her efforts to pioneer the field of computer-supported cooperative work.

The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen profiles MIT alumna Radia Perlman in the first installment of a new series on pioneering women in science and technology. Rosen discusses Perlman’s early interest in science, her first introduction to programming and her time at MIT.