| Black Hole Beauty | | | | | This week, astronomers from MIT and elsewhere announced a major achievement: the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. “The result is a milestone in our understanding of black holes in general and the one at the center of our galaxy in particular,” says Colin Lonsdale, director of MIT Haystack Observatory. |
| Poet Kealoha Wong ’99 to speak at the MIT Classes of 2020 and 2021 Graduation Celebration |
MIT will honor pandemic online graduates with an on-campus event on May 28. |  |
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| Brian Sousa Jr., MIT Police sergeant, dies at 49 |
On the MIT Police force for 23 years, Sousa was known for his kindness, patience, sense of humor, and love of MIT. |  |
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| Paxlovid: What you need to know MIT Medical provides the latest guidance on the oral antiviral treatment for high-risk Covid-19 patients. |  |
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| Peter Shor receives 2022-2023 Killian Award The MIT professor is honored for extraordinary accomplishments in mathematics, computer science, and quantum physics. |  |
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| Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate. |  |
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| Her nickname is "nanoqueen." Now Julie Chen adds another title: UMass Lowell chancellor // The Boston Globe Julie Chen ’86, SM ’88, PhD ’91 has been named the next chancellor of UMass Lowell. “With three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she has been a fixture on campus for 25 years. Chen is considered one of the region’s leading experts in nanotechnology, earning her the nickname ‘nanoqueen’ in a field that builds structures and devices working at an atomic scale.” |
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| March Madness for robots: Mechanical competition returns to MIT // 7 News Robots constructed by 32 students competed in the annual 2.007 Robot Competition, which was held in person for the first time in three years. “The atmosphere is absolutely electric,” explains third-year student Joshua Rohrbaugh. |
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| Fired from brushing his daughter’s hair, a scientist uses math to detangle the problem // The Wall Street Journal Researchers in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed a robotic arm equipped with a sensorized soft brush that can untangle hair. |
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| Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize // the AP Professor Frank Wilczek has won the Templeton Prize, an honor awarded to individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality. |
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| | | MIT has offered military training since 1865. Today, it hosts Air Force, Army, and Naval ROTC programs. “It’s really inspiring to be around a group of people that is so motivating,” says AeroAstro senior and Navy ROTC Midshipman Juliana Silldorff. |
 | | | | Being outside in nature, expansive and breathtaking, reminds me why I fell in love with biology in the first place. Using my whole body, making big movements with big muscles, taking big falls, I reboot my tired mind with the powerful cleansing agents of adrenaline and dopamine. |
| | —Graduate student Emma K., in a recent essay, “How to Hang In There,” on the joys and benefits of rock climbing |
| | | In response to the current crisis in Ukraine, many MIT community members have found ways to raise support for the besieged nation. MIT’s Phi Delta Theta recently hosted a fundraiser in which community members could donate to “pie” a fraternity brother, with proceeds going to the National Bank of Ukraine and UNICEF Ukraine. Joined by MIT President L. Rafael Reif, who had the honor of pieing sophomore Ridings Bald, the event raised over $4,500. “Our brotherhood is passionate about making a difference in the world around us, in whatever way we can,” says senior Ritaank Tiwari. |
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