![“I’ve been drawn to [international] experiences mainly because I love school, and I love the classroom experience, but it just can’t compare to living with people and understanding their way of life and the issues they face every day," says senior Kendyll Hicks.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/202003/MIT_Kendyll_Hicks_01.jpg?itok=OmYpgGt1)
A force for health equity
Through on-site projects in developing countries and internships in the business world, Kendyll Hicks explores the political and economic drivers of global health.
From culinary arts to nuclear engineering
Ciara Sivels ’13 takes unusual path to a research career in nuclear engineering for national security.
A chemist investigates how proteins assume their shape
Matt Shoulders hopes to shed light on diseases linked to flawed protein folding.
An entrepreneur finds his way to MIT
Introduced to the Institute through MITx and MIT Bootcamps, Jakub Chudik is now a senior in EECS and CTO of his own startup.
New theories at the intersection of algebra and geometry
Professor Chenyang Xu applies the techniques of abstract algebra to study concrete but complex geometric objects.
Singing for joy and service
After surgery to correct childhood hearing loss, Swarna Jeewajee discovered a desire to be a physician-scientist, and a love of a cappella music.
MIT helps first-time entrepreneur build food hospitality company
Led by Christine Marcus MBA ’12, Alchemista is finding success with a human-centered approach to food service.
Demystifying artificial intelligence
Doctoral candidate Natalie Lao wants to show that anyone can learn to use AI to make a better world.
Powering the planet
Fikile Brushett and his team are designing electrochemical technology to secure the planet’s energy future.
Testing the waters
MIT sophomore Rachel Shen looks for microscopic solutions to big environmental challenges.
Finding solutions amidst fractal uncertainty and quantum chaos
Math professor Semyon Dyatlov explores the relationship between classical and quantum physics.
Understanding combustion
Assistant Professor Sili Deng is on a quest to understand the chemistry involved in combustion and develop strategies to make it cleaner.
Hacking life inside and outside the laboratory
Managing her own synthetic biology project helped graduate student Jesse Tordoff overcome imposter syndrome and hit her stride.
Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
Sending clearer signals
Associate Professor Yury Polyanskiy is working to keep data flowing as the “internet of things” becomes a reality.