From technical solution to systems change: Tackling the problem of plastic waste
Akorfa Dagadu, an MIT senior in chemical engineering, learns the importance of community-engaged research and innovation through the PKG Center for Social Impact.
“I have yet to meet a professor that cares more for their students”
Associate Professor Daniel “Danny” Hidalgo, a political scientist who studies elections, democracy, and political behavior in Latin America, is honored as “Committed to Caring” for graduate student mentorship.
Solving hard problems in soft electronics
Camille Cunin PhD ’26 is transforming rigid circuitry into stretchable, signal-amplifying devices built for real-world biomedical use.
Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI
Assistant Professor Gabriele Farina mines the foundations of decision-making in complex multi-agent scenarios.
Biologist Joey Davis explores how cells build complex structures
His studies have shed light on the assembly instructions that govern ribosomes, the critical protein-building machines of the cell.
Improving understanding with language
MIT senior Olivia Honeycutt investigates how the ways we communicate can shape our views of the world.
Unlocking mysteries of the universe through math
Mathematician Amanda Burcroff is developing frameworks for understanding algebraic and geometric spaces in science as part of the School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Faces of MIT: Gabi Hott Soares
Through mentorship, enthusiasm, and a global perspective, Gabi Hott Soares supports student leaders at MIT.
Managing traffic in space
Associate Professor Richard Linares is helping satellites safely navigate in increasingly congested orbits.
Built to fly
MIT senior, master's candidate, and airman Brian Robinson lives and works at the intersection of aviation, politics, and technology.
Jazz in the key of life
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.
A philosophy of work
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
Bridging space research and policy
PhD student Carissma McGee studies exoplanets and examines intellectual property frameworks for space collaborations.
The flawed fundamentals of failing banks
MIT economist Emil Verner’s historical detective work shows how banking-sector crises develop out of bad business practices.
Working to advance the nuclear renaissance
Dean Price, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, sees a bright future for nuclear power, and believes AI can help us realize that vision.