| A New Semester | | | | Some MIT students returned to campus for the new term, while many others began the semester from afar. | As we embark on a new term, our hats are off to all in our extraordinary community who helped prepare for a return to classes. Whether on campus or off, in person or online, returning or new to the Institute, we are One MIT. |
| A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight suns. |  |
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| Daniel Wang, Institute Professor and pioneer in biochemical engineering, dies at 84 |
Longtime MIT professor launched the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center and influenced generations of students. |  |
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| Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients’ vital signs Mobile system could reduce health care workers’ exposure to Covid-19 virus. |  |
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| MIT hosts seven distinguished MLK Professors and Scholars for 2020-21 |
Honorees will engage in the life of the Institute through teaching, research, and other interactions with the MIT community. |  |
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| Listening to immigrant and indigenous Pacific Islander voices As a community activist and scholar, PhD candidate Kevin Lee has a lot on his plate. But “when things matter so deeply in your bones, the energy just comes,” he says. |  |
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| Investors have been making the same mistake for 300 years // The Atlantic In an excerpt from his new book, Professor Thomas Levenson explores how even famed scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton can end up making disastrous financial decisions. |
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| White House announces $1 billion plan to create AI, quantum institutes // The Wall Street Journal Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science will lead a new research institute focused on advancing knowledge of physics and artificial intelligence. The institute is part of an effort “designed to ensure the U.S. remains globally competitive in AI and quantum technologies.” |
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| Restaurants join local initiative to raise money for relief efforts in Lebanon // Boston.com |
Hashim Sarkis, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and Hala Hanna, managing director for MIT Solve, joined forces with several colleagues to kickstart Beirut Box, a local restaurant initiative aimed at raising funds for relief efforts in Beirut. |
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| Will a Covid-19 vaccine change the future of medical research? // Freakonomics |
Professor Andrew Lo explores the economics of drug development. “It’s important that we get the pricing of these vaccines correct so that they provide both a reasonable rate of return to investors who have risked their capital to develop these vaccines, while at the same time making sure that there’s no price gouging going on and that ultimately we provide access to everybody,” he says. |
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| | Want to learn the latest science related to Covid-19? A special course from the Department of Biology, 7.00 (Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 and the Pandemic) will be open not only to all MIT students but to the public at large via live-streamed lectures, beginning today. Professors Richard Young and Facundo Batista will discuss the science of the pandemic with guest speakers including: David Baltimore, Kizzmekia Corbett, Anthony Fauci, Britt Glaunsinger, Akiko Iwasaki, Eric Lander, Michel Nussenzweig, Arlene Sharpe, Bruce Walker, and others. Learn more → |
| 1,000,000 | | Number of cumulative Covid-19 tests processed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as of Sunday night |
| Thank You, MIT Employees! | | |
| | When MIT moved many of its operations online last March, thousands of employees rose to the challenge of remote work. Meanwhile, hundreds of others showed up each day to keep the campus running smoothly and safely. Thank you to everyone on the front lines and behind the scenes! Watch the video → |
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