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MADMEC winner creates “temporary tattoos” for T-shirts
Me-Shirts, winner of the annual MIT materials science competition, has developed a biodegradable material than can be easily added and removed from shirts.
3 Questions: What can graduate students expect from MIT’s newest grad housing option?
David Friedrich, senior associate dean for housing and residential services, discusses the new Graduate Junction residence and the unique partnership with American Campus Communities.
DiOnetta Jones Crayton: Change-maker at MIT
For 14 years, Crayton has strengthened programs and created new ones that foster academic success, provide mentoring, prepare students for careers or graduate school, and build community.
Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 to deliver MIT’s 2024 Commencement address
The inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist has co-founded and developed over 70 life-science and technology startups.
Unlocking history with geology and genetics
PhD student Fatima Husain investigates the co-evolution of life and Earth and works to communicate science to the public.
Generating the policy of tomorrow
Hundreds of participants from around the world joined the sixth annual MIT Policy Hackathon to develop data-informed policy solutions to challenges in health, housing, and more.
Rowing in the right direction
Senior and MIT Crew member Tatum Wilhelm balances her chemical engineering and anthropology studies with early mornings on the Charles River.
Changes to administration of visiting students
As of January 22, 2024, administration of the visiting students program will move from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) to the Office of the Vice Chancellor…
Baran Mensah: Savoring college life in a new country
From robotics to dance, the MIT senior has made it his mission to explore as many new experiences as possible at the Institute.
Reasoning and reliability in AI
PhD students interning with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab look to improve natural language usage.