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Aligning AI with human values
“We need to both ensure humans reap AI’s benefits and that we don’t lose control of the technology,” says senior Audrey Lorvo.
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David Darmofal SM ’91, PhD ’93 named vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education
Longtime AeroAstro professor brings deep experience with academic and student life.
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How to make small modular reactors more cost-effective
Youyeon Choi is leaning on her work experience in South Korea — a leading nation in nuclear energy — and her love of multi-physics modeling as she pursues her doctoral research.
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Global Languages program empowers student ambassadors
The Student Ambassadors program offers MIT undergraduates from across language areas opportunities to share their voices, passion, and commitment with the community.
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For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit
Brooks is researching the impact of coastal pond breaching on preventing and mitigating harmful algal blooms, and will report to Naval Aviation Schools Command to begin flight training this fall.
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Three MIT students named 2026 Schwarzman Scholars
Yutao Gong, Brandon Man, and Andrii Zahorodnii will spend 2025-26 at Tsinghua University in China studying global affairs.
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MIT student encourages all learners to indulge their curiosity with MIT Open Learning’s MITx
Junior Shreya Mogulothu says taking an MITx class as a high school student opened her eyes to new possibilities.
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More than an academic advisor
MIT professors Iain Stewart and Roberto Fernandez are “Committed to Caring”
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Minimizing the carbon footprint of bridges and other structures
MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer writes algorithms that optimize overall function, minimize carbon footprint, and produce a manufacturable design.
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Monitoring space traffic
AeroAstro PhD student Sydney Dolan uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop collision-avoidance algorithms for satellites.