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Merging science and systems thinking to make materials more sustainable
For Professor Elsa Olivetti, tackling a problem as large and complex as climate change requires not…
Making life friendlier with personal robots
“As a child, I wished for a robot that would explain others’ emotions to me” says…
Michael Short wins 2022 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
This year’s Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching has been presented to MIT Class of ‘42 Associate Professor…
Five with MIT ties win 2022 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Five current graduate students and recent alumni have been awarded 2022 Hertz Fellowships in applied science,…
Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: Inspiring futures in STEM
Each July, when Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter welcomes a new group of high school seniors to MIT Lincoln…
Chemist and MLK Jr. Scholar Robert Gilliard explores new frontiers in synthetic chemistry
Almost 15 years ago, Robert Gilliard posed for a photo in front of MIT’s Great Dome.…
Bridging the gap between education and employment: Community college and beyond
The pandemic underscored an urgent need: The best-educated workers are prospering, but too many others are…