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Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT
Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT

Ten years after the founding of the undergraduate research program, its alumni reflect on the unexpected gifts of their experiences.

Innovating for health equity
Innovating for health equity

As an engineer and an EMT, senior Abigail Schipper works to make medicine more accessible to all.

Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world
Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world

By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts.

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health
2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

Forging climate connections across the Institute
Forging climate connections across the Institute

Inaugural Fast Forward Faculty Fund grants aim to spur new work on climate change and deepen collaboration at MIT.

MIT startup has big plans to pull carbon from the air
MIT startup has big plans to pull carbon from the air

Noya has developed low-power, modular units that can be combined to create facilities for removing millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Designing cleaner vehicles
Designing cleaner vehicles

Graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is developing sustainable solutions in vehicle design.

Steven Barrett named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Steven Barrett named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett succeeds Daniel Hastings as department head.

In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat
In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat

A newly identified process could explain a variety of natural phenomena and enable new approaches to desalination.

A new record for Math Prize for Girls wins
A new record for Math Prize for Girls wins

Twelfth grader Jessica Wan three-peats, as MIT hosts the 15th competition for female middle and high school math enthusiasts.

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