| Science of Lactation | | | | | | Researchers have performed the first large-scale study of the cells in breast milk, allowing them to track how these cells change over time in nursing mothers. The findings may someday inform efforts to boost milk production or improve infant formula. |
| MIT to name Building 12, home of MIT.nano, in honor of Lisa Su Su is the first MIT alumna to make a gift for a building that will bear her own name. |  |
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| Letter regarding graduate student unionization election Melissa Nobles and Ian Waitz write to share the results of an independent unionization election held on MIT’s campus. |  |
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| What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for the world An expert panel explores the war’s impact, from a refugee crisis to China’s role and nuclear tensions. |  |
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| Dan Huttenlocher ponders our human future in an age of artificial intelligence For the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing dean, bringing disciplines together is the best way to address challenges and opportunities posed by rapid advancements in computing. |  |
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| QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2022 The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas. |  |
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| Father-son team solves geometry problem with infinite folds // Quanta Magazine New research by Professor Erik Demaine, lecturer Zachary Abel, robotics engineer Martin Demaine and their colleagues explores whether it is possible to “take any polyhedral (or flat-sided) shape that’s finite (like a cube, rather than a sphere or the endless plane) and fold it flat using creases.” |
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| Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials // Science News for Students Using cellulose nanocrystals found in trees, MIT researchers have developed a new material that is both tough and strong. |
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| MIT, Amazon, TSMC, ASML and others work on sustainable AI // The Register The MIT AI Hardware Program is aimed at bringing together academia and industry to develop energy-optimized machine-learning and quantum-computing systems. |
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| Teens help MIT teach lending algorithms not to be racist // The Boston Globe MIT researchers and two high school seniors have developed DualFair, a new technique for removing bias from mortgage lending datasets. |
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| | | “Sixty years ago this month — in April 1962 — a group of hobbyists at MIT released the pioneering computer game 'Spacewar!' on the DEC PDP-1, which set the stage for the video game revolution,” writes Benj Edwards of How to Geek. “Unlike computer games before it, 'Spacewar!' catapulted the player into a tense virtual game world that far surpassed previous computer simulations of checkers, billiards, baseball, tic-tac-toe, or other down-to-earth pursuits in intensity. ... Soon, 'Spacewar!' became popular at MIT, and students lined up to play. University staff had to limit gaming sessions to night or off-hours only, as it began to interfere with other uses of the expensive machine.” |
| 435 | | Number of U.S. patents issued to MIT in the year ending June 30, 2021 |
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In a new episode of the TeachLab podcast, Associate Professor and MIT Teaching Systems Lab Director Justin Reich hosts a panel discussion about the state of education, two years into the Covid-19 pandemic. His guests, education leaders Baron Davis, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, and Beth Rabbitt, share recent experiences in districts, schools, and classrooms throughout the pandemic. They reflect on how educators can take new strategies and innovations that have emerged in the face of the Covid challenge and apply them toward more equitable learning experiences for all students.
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