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School of Engineering honors staff with annual awards
School of Engineering honors staff with annual awards

MIT School of Engineering annual Infinite Mile and Mandigo award recipients have made lasting impressions in their respective departments.

Simulation-based pipeline tailors training data for dexterous robots
Simulation-based pipeline tailors training data for dexterous robots

The PhysicsGen system, developed by MIT researchers, helps robots handle items in homes and factories by tailoring training data to a particular machine.

New AI system uncovers hidden cell subtypes, boosts precision medicine
New AI system uncovers hidden cell subtypes, boosts precision medicine

CellLENS reveals hidden patterns in cell behavior within tissues, offering deeper insights into cell heterogeneity — vital for advancing cancer immunotherapy.

Gift from Dick Larson establishes Distinguished Professorship in Data, Systems, and Society
Gift from Dick Larson establishes Distinguished Professorship in Data, Systems, and Society

Sasha Rakhlin, a professor in IDSS and brain and cognitive sciences, has been named the inaugural holder of the new professorship.

Jenna Houle ’25 receives Henry Ford II Scholar Award
Jenna Houle ’25 receives Henry Ford II Scholar Award

Established by a grant from the Ford Motor Company in 1977, the Henry Ford II Scholar Award is given annually, honoring a senior undergraduate student who has achieved the highest academic standing in the school and shows exceptional potential for leadership in the profession of engineering and in society.

Supporting mission-driven space innovation, for Earth and beyond
Supporting mission-driven space innovation, for Earth and beyond

Aurelia Institute, founded by a team from MIT, serves as a research lab, an education and outreach center, and a policy hub for the space industry.

Changing the conversation in health care
Changing the conversation in health care

The Language/AI Incubator, an MIT Human Insight Collaborative project, is investigating how AI can improve communications among patients and practitioners.

AI shapes autonomous underwater “gliders”
AI shapes autonomous underwater “gliders”

An AI pipeline developed by CSAIL researchers enables unique hydrodynamic designs for bodyboard-sized vehicles that glide underwater and could help scientists gather marine data.

Collaborating with the force of nature
Collaborating with the force of nature

Ongoing research by three architecture faculty aims to yield structures that protect communities from the devastation of volcanic eruptions.

Implantable device could save diabetes patients from dangerously low blood sugar
Implantable device could save diabetes patients from dangerously low blood sugar

The new implant carries a reservoir of glucagon that can be stored under the skin and deployed during an emergency — with no injections needed.

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