| Marshall Scholars | | | | | | Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li will pursue graduate studies in the UK as MIT’s newest Marshall Scholars. “These students are truly amazing!” says Will Broadhead, co-chair of the Institute’s Presidential Committee on Distinguished Fellowships. Full story via MIT News → |
| Researchers safely integrate fragile 2D materials into devices The advance opens a path to next-generation devices with unique optical and electronic properties. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| MIT group releases white papers on governance of AI The series aims to help policymakers create better oversight of AI in society. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| A computer scientist pushes the boundaries of geometry Justin Solomon applies modern geometric techniques to solve problems in computer vision, machine learning, statistics, and beyond. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants and shed light on understudied heart disorders. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Building a better indoor herb garden Randall Briggs ’09, SM ’18 created GardenByte to grow crops three times faster than they would do outdoors. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Boston’s answer to ChatGPT? MIT spinoff Liquid AI has a radical new approach. // The Boston Globe Liquid AI, a new startup founded by MIT researchers, is developing an AI system powered by a liquid neural network that is “much simpler and requires significantly less computer power to train and operate” than generative AI systems. Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| AI teaches robots the best way to pack a car, a suitcase — or a rocket to Mars // Scientific American MIT researchers developed an AI technique for teaching robots to pack items into a limited space while adhering to a range of constraints. Full story via Scientific American→ |
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| MIT via community college? Transfer students find a new path to a degree. // Christian Science Monitor Undergraduate Subin Kim discusses his experience transferring from community college to MIT through the Transfer Scholars Network, which is aimed at helping community college students find a path to four-year universities. Full story via the Christian Science Monitor→ |
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| We’re not headed in the right direction on AI for workers: MIT economics, labor expert Daron Acemoglu // CNBC Professor Daron Acemoglu speaks about the potential impact of AI in the workplace. Full story via CNBC→ |
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| | | The 2023 Nobel Prize winners received their awards in a grand ceremony on Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden. Among those honored was MIT Professor Moungi Bawendi, who shared the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Louis Brus and Aleksey Yekimov for their work on quantum dots. As part of the annual Nobel Week festivities, Bawendi gave a lecture about his research, participated in a Nobel Banquet, and took part in a conversation with Danish European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, a current crew member on the International Space Station. Full story via MIT News → |
Name: Rebecca Conn
MIT affiliation: General manager, MIT Press Bookstore
Hometown: Rhinelander, Wisconsin (Go Hodags!)
Years at MIT: 1.5
Hobbies: Reading, taking nature walks with my husband
Musician you love: David Bowie
Most recent picture in your phone: A stranger’s cat from the internet
Guilty pleasure: Singing out loud when I’m alone
Favorite or most influential teacher: I still have the blue pencil Mrs. Baksic gave me in 2nd grade.
Secret superpower: Ridiculous memory for literary minutiae
Favorite thing about MIT: The beautiful bookstore where I work every day! |
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| | | Whether gathering for Winterfest, lighting MIT Hillel’s test tube menorah, creating holiday wreaths with the MIT Women’s League, participating in craft events and winter concerts, or simply getting together with friends and colleagues to mark the end of another successful semester, the MIT community has welcomed the opportunity to create warmth and light within our halls. We wish you a peaceful winter break and look forward to connecting again in the new year. ✨ |
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