MIT composer hopes his newest work builds connections — between music and his Choctaw heritage, between classical and traditional music, and between generations in the Choctaw Nation.
Caroline Uhler blends machine learning, statistics, and biology to understand how our bodies respond to illness.
Senior Alberto Naveira has found himself and his community as a member of the a cappella group the Chorallaries.
Mechanical engineering student Arnav Patel is on a mission to promote sustainability — from Cambridge to the Himalaya.
Senior Nina Levine is researching technologies for detecting radioactive material, as she pursues a dual path in nuclear science and policy.
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
MIT’s Susan Murcott is dedicated to providing clean water access and building a new generation of humanitarian water leaders.
After studying and working on three continents, senior Andrea Orji now seeks to become a physician, eventually working in Nigeria.
Associate Professor Thomas Heldt finds inspiration where fundamental physical principles intersect with human health.
MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.
MIT students Malik and Miles George gain attention on the video-sharing social network for their captivating, funny science videos.
“I’ll have an idea for a tune, and then I’ll have to think about where I can take it next, just like in a math problem,” says the MIT senior.
As captain of MIT’s varsity football team, senior Ben Delhees strives to create community wherever he goes.
Inspired by personal tragedy, graduate student Hyunwoo Yuk used his background in soft materials to develop a bioadhesive tape for repairing damaged tissue.
Political science graduate student Aidan Milliff finds differences in how people in similar situations respond to threats of violence.