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Evolution through example and action

Evolution through example and action

Forty-one women were selected as 2023 MIT Graduate Women of Excellence, organized by the MIT Office of Graduate Education.

New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments

New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments

A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center to support graduate student work in public sector innovation.

Driven to driverless

Driven to driverless

Cindy Alejandra Heredia’s journey from Laredo, Texas, took her to leading the MIT autonomous vehicle team and to an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Fueled by problem-solving

Fueled by problem-solving

Undergraduate research helped feed physics and EECS major Thomas Bergamaschi’s post-MIT interest in tackling challenges.

CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people

CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people

Media Lab PhD students Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal introduce a new paradigm of creative collaboration in digital learning environments.

MIT students Rupert Li and Audrey Xie named 2023-24 Goldwater Scholars

MIT students Rupert Li and Audrey Xie named 2023-24 Goldwater Scholars

Undergraduates whose research areas explore discrete math and neural networks honored for their academic achievements.

Kelsey Merrill ’22, MEng ’23 named to 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

Kelsey Merrill ’22, MEng ’23 named to 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

Merrill is one of 175 students nationwide honored for nonpartisan democratic engagement work.

Understanding boiling to help the nuclear industry and space missions

Understanding boiling to help the nuclear industry and space missions

PhD candidate Florian Chavagnat seeks to answer fundamental questions about heat transfer that will shape the success of nuclear power plants — and extended missions in space.

Using data to write songs for progress

Using data to write songs for progress

Senior Ananya Gurumurthy adds her musical talents to her math and computer science studies to advocate using data for social change.

Say hello to Tim the BeaVR

Say hello to Tim the BeaVR

MIT student creates Tim the Beaver in virtual reality using the MIT.nano Immersion Lab.