| Campus Networking | | | | | | The MIT campus is built to connect people. But a study comparing researchers’ email traffic and their physical proximity reveals that some places at the Institute are better than others at sparking communication. (Hint: Eateries help.) Full story via MIT News → |
| Could we make cars out of petroleum residue? A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| An early diagnosis sparks a lifelong interest in science and medicine Senior Isha Mehrotra works to discover more about autoimmune diseases, aiming for a future in which patients can be treated effectively or avoid the conditions altogether. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| 3 Questions: How the MIT mini cheetah learns to run CSAIL scientists came up with a learning pipeline for the four-legged robot that learns to run entirely by trial and error in simulation. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Yukiko Yamashita, unraveler of stem cells’ secrets The MIT biologist’s research has shed light on the immortality of germline cells and the function of “junk DNA.” Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Setting carbon management in stone |
When it comes to carbon storage, some MIT scientists think the best solution is to find the fastest way to turn carbon into rock. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Opinion — The future of work: Not the office or home // The Hill Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao explores how many people, when provided an opportunity to work remotely, work from a location other than their home. Full story via The Hill→ |
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| Classical music’s iron curtain // The New Yorker Associate Professor Emily Richmond Pollock discusses how some Western institutions have cancelled performances by Russian artists following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Full story via The New Yorker→ |
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| Agustín Rayo looks ahead to new role as Dean of SHASS // The Tech Agustín Rayo, dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, discusses his goals, the importance of SHASS subjects, and his plans for advancing the school’s DEI efforts. Full story via The Tech→ |
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| In an effort to ease fossil-fuel reliance, an MIT spinoff plans to dig the deepest holes on Earth // The Boston Globe Researchers from MIT have developed a new way to drill as deep as 12 miles into the Earth’s crust using a special laser, which could provide a way to tap into the geothermal energy in the rocks. Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| | | By day, AeroAstro grad student Evan Kramer works on a new concept for a space telescope. By night, he points his own cameras at the sky to uncover the beauty of the cosmos. Watch the video→ |
| | Nadège Aoki, a second-year PhD student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program studying biological oceanography through the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, appeared on “Jeopardy!” this week. She described her experience for the MIT Daily:
"Being on the set was a surreal experience. The producers and staff are all very kind and professional, they just want everyone on the show to do their best. It was very exciting to meet Ken Jennings because some of my earliest memories of ‘Jeopardy!’ were watching his record-breaking run on the show. I was really nervous at first getting up on stage for my game, but once the first questions is read you just lean into it almost like you’re playing along with ‘Jeopardy!’ at home. Getting the buzzer timing right was the hardest part for me ... there were a lot of questions I knew the answer to but just lost the buzzer race for. They tape 5 episodes in a day but each one goes by incredibly fast. For anyone who is curious about what the ‘Jeopardy!’ experience is like I recommend taking the online audition test — it’s a really positive experience regardless of the outcome and you never know what might happen until you try!”
Learn more via MIT EAPS → |
| | | The MIT Caving Club teaches students and campus community members the basics of vertical caving. They meet twice a month in the stairwells of MIT with the aim of taking their stairwell rappelling skills into actual caves. Watch the video→ |
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