| Flattened Fisheye | | | | | | Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have produced a fisheye lens that’s completely flat, made of a single piece of glass that produces crisp panoramic images. The design could be adapted for applications including smartphones, laptops, and medical imaging devices. Full story via MIT News → |
| Regina Barzilay wins $1M Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Squirrel AI award MIT professor announced as award’s first recipient for work in cancer diagnosis and drug synthesis. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Astronomers discover an Earth-sized “pi planet” with a 3.14-day orbit The rocky world, with its baking-hot surface, is likely not habitable. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Saving Iñupiaq Linguistics graduate student Annauk Olin is helping her Alaska Native community preserve their language and navigate the severe impact of climate change. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Why social media has changed the world — and how to fix it MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming Computational model developed at MIT builds off of 2019 research examining colorblind racial attitudes through a video game. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| 2021 best colleges in America // The Wall Street Journal MIT took the number 2 spot in this year’s Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Full story via The Wall Street Journal → |
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| From NFL to MIT: John Urschel looking to increase diversity in mathematics // ESPN Graduate student John Urschel discusses his efforts aimed at empowering and encouraging more Black students to pursue careers in STEM fields. “Now more than ever, it’s really important that we highlight some of the diverse areas of mathematics that don’t typically get seen every day,” says Urschel. Full story via ESPN → |
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| MIT, Harvard researchers say they’re close to a new rapid Covid test // WBUR A CRISPR-based diagnostic test for Covid-19 developed by researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute could produce results within an hour. Full story via WBUR → |
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| Opinion: With six weeks to the election, six ways to protect it // The New York Times MIT Professor Charles Stewart III and Stanford University Professor Nathaniel Persily examine how to ensure voting is safe and accessible during this year’s presidential election. Full story via The New York Times → |
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| 19.5 | | Percentage of Covid Pass participants who used the new Johnson Testing Facility for their Covid-19 tests during its inaugural week Learn more via MIT Now → |
| | | The term “Divine Nine,” or D9, refers to the nine historically Black Greek letter organizations in the United States. In a recent essay for the MIT Admissions blog, junior Kidist A. describes the experiences of several current and recent MIT undergraduates as they explored their options and partook in Black Greek life as MIT students and alumni. “The best way to learn about an organization is by asking members about their experiences,” she writes. “What matters most is finding a place and support system that aligns with who you are and who you want to be.” Seen above: new members of Delta Sigma Theta in a pre-Covid photo. Read the essay via MIT Admissions → |
| | | Pat Pataranutaporn, a research assistant in the MIT Media Lab, focuses on wearable technology and how computers can augment and fluidly integrate with the human body. Despite his uncertainty about the future, he remains committed to learning during the pandemic. Watch the video→ |
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