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Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

The tenured engineers of 2025
The tenured engineers of 2025

Eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering.

MIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security
MIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security

Mission Innovation x creates education and research opportunities while facilitating connections between defense agencies and MIT innovators.

LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments
LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments

Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.

Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event
Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event

Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.

MIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigid
MIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigid

Watery fluid between cells plays a major role, offering new insights into how organs and tissues adapt to aging, diabetes, cancer, and more.

“Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair
“Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair

Working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, researchers show bridge corrosion can be repaired on-site using additive manufacturing.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

Ranking at the top for the 14th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

Supercharged vaccine could offer strong protection with just one dose
Supercharged vaccine could offer strong protection with just one dose

By delivering an HIV vaccine candidate along with two adjuvants, researchers showed they could generate many more HIV-targeting B cells in mice.

New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient
New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient

The low-cost, scalable technology can seamlessly integrate high-speed gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip.

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