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Reasoning and reliability in AI
PhD students interning with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab look to improve natural language usage.
Soaring high, in the Army and the lab
After three deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Jill Rahon is pursuing research that will help verify conformation to nuclear treaties.
MIT & MIT GSU CBA Updates
To implement some of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)’s requirements, we are issuing updated policies.
3 Questions: Implementing the MIT Graduate Student Union’s collective bargaining agreement
Ian Waitz describes the three-year contract that will change and enhance MIT’s graduate student policies and procedures.
Upcoming Changes in OVC HR
After 25 years in OVC Human Resources, Sharon Bridburg has accepted a role in MIT's Central HR.
Staff Applications for OVC Council Due 1/19
We are seeking members for the new OVC Staff Council, an effort focused on enhancing work culture, advancing high-priority initiatives, and creating a more inclusive and caring OVC community.
Food for thought
Biology graduate student Juana De La O is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.
Inclusive research for social change
The MIT Student Research Program pairs underrepresented students with opportunities to examine inequity through the IDSS Initiative for Combatting Systemic Racism.
Upcoming Changes at the Office of Minority Education
DiOnetta Jones Crayton, the Associate Dean and Director of the OME, will step down February 2, 2024.
Building technology that empowers city residents
Kwesi Afrifa, a senior majoring in urban planning and computer science, wants to create cultural hubs that are inviting to everyone.