- Faces of MIT: Reimi HicksThe MITES associate director of recruitment and admissions plays a key role in introducing middle and high school students to the world of STEM.
- John Joannopoulos receives 2024-2025 Killian AwardThe MIT physicist is honored for pioneering work in photonics that helped to advance tools for telecommunications and biomedicine.
- Q&A: Exploring ethnic dynamics and climate change in AfricaProfessor of political science Evan Lieberman discusses his research into perceptions among African and American citizens about the climate crisis and how their governments are responding.
- Repurposed beer yeast may offer a cost-effective way to remove lead from waterA filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it.
- Newly discovered Earth-sized planet may lack an atmosphereCircling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history.
- Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from fallsA new MIT system could help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the lunar surface.
- Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2024Guoping Feng, Piotr Indyk, Daniel Kleitman, Daniela Rus, Senthil Todadri, and nine alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research.
- Professor Emeritus Jerome Connor, pioneer in structural mechanics, dies at 91Longtime influential professor and expert in structural engineering remembered for his mentorship and contributions to the field.
- MIT’s Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program adds a public policy trackStudents have new avenues for learning and research on the most effective approaches to fighting poverty in the US and other high-income countries.
- Astronomers spot a giant planet that is as light as cotton candyThe new world is the second-lightest planet discovered to date.
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