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Uphill battles: Across the country in 75 days
Amulya Aluru ’23, MEng ’24 and the MIT Spokes have spent the summer spreading science, over 3,000 miles on two wheels.
Welcoming OGE’s New Director of Grad Systems & Data Strategy
Steven Derocher has joined the Office of Graduate Education to oversee data strategy, manage union-related and other data analytics, and support the rollout of student information systems.
3 Questions: From the bench to the battlefield
Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan ’02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.
Q&A: Undergraduate admissions in the wake of the 2023 Supreme Court rulingRecruitment, admissions, and inclusive student community
Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill provides an update on MIT’s newest incoming class.
Creating connection with science communication
Sophie Hartley wants to help people learn about the importance of natural resources and land management through science writing.
When the lights turned on in the universe
By studying ancient, supermassive black holes called quasars, Dominika Ďurovčíková is illuminating an early moment when galaxies could first be observed.
Welcoming a New Academic Year
Dan Hastings, the interim vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education, offers a preview of OVC's priorities for the new academic year.
Lincoln Laboratory and National Strategic Research Institute launch student research program to tackle biothreats to national security
MIT students who participated in the pilot program developed tools to rapidly screen for novel biosynthetic capabilities.
MIT First Gen/Low Income Program Joins FirstGen Forward Network
The MIT First Generation/Low Income Program (FLI) has been accepted into the FirstGen Forward Network (FGF), a program that works to advance the success of first-generation students nationwide through evidence-based…
D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries
The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers.