Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 gives new MIT graduates a special assignment
Moderna chair and co-founder Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 delivered the main address at the 2024 OneMIT Commencement ceremony.
Commencement address by Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87
The complete transcript of the 2024 Commencement address by Noubar Afeyan.
Microscopic defects in ice influence how massive glaciers flow, study shows
A a glacier’s flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately contributing to sea-level rise.
New MIT-LUMA Lab created to address climate challenges in the Mediterranean region
The MIT School of Architecture and Planning and the LUMA Foundation established the MIT-LUMA Lab to advance paradigm-shifting innovations at the nexus of art, science, technology, conservation, and de
Modeling the threat of nuclear war
As part of his MIT doctoral studies in nuclear science and engineering, Eli Sanchez investigated whether hypersonic missiles threaten global security.
Modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer
A scalable, modular hardware platform can integrate thousands of interconnected qubits onto a customized integrated circuit. This “quantum-system-on-chip” (QSoC) architecture enables researchers to precisely tune and control a dense array of qubits.
Scientists identify mechanism behind drug resistance in malaria parasite
A cellular process called transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification influences the malaria parasite’s ability to develop resistance, according to a new study from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.
MIT Press releases Direct to Open impact report
An MIT Press Direct to Open impact report shows open-access monographs receive significantly more use and citations than non-open counterparts, and are more successful at reaching audiences beyond academia.
Getting to systemic sustainability
At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium at MIT, World Resource Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta stressed that systemic change is needed to bring carbon emissions in line with long-term climate goals.
Convening for cultural change
At MIT and internationally, senior Cindy Xie works to bring people together for the health of humanity and the planet.
Convening for cultural change
At MIT and internationally, senior Cindy Xie works to bring people together for the health of humanity and the planet.
Looking for a specific action in a video? This AI-based method can find it for you
A new technique teaches machine-learning models to identify specific actions in long videos without the need for human supervision or costly, hand-labeled data for training.
Looking for a specific action in a video? This AI-based method can find it for you
A new technique teaches machine-learning models to identify specific actions in long videos without the need for human supervision or costly, hand-labeled data for training.
Using art and science to depict the MIT family from 1861 to the present
The latest edition of One.MIT — including 339,537 names of students, faculty, staff, and alumni associated with MIT from 1861 to September 2023 — is now on display in the ground-floor galleries at MIT.nano in the Lisa T. Su Building (Building 12).
Using art and science to depict the MIT family from 1861 to the present
The latest edition of One.MIT — including 339,537 names of students, faculty, staff, and alumni associated with MIT from 1861 to September 2023 — is now on display in the ground-floor galleries at MIT.nano in the Lisa T. Su Building (Building 12).
In international relations, it’s the message, not the medium
Policymakers and the general public take world leaders’ social media posts just as seriously as they take formal government statements, according to new research by MIT political scientists.
A modest intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap
A modest amount of logistical assistance dramatically increases the likelihood that low-income families will move into neighborhoods providing better economic opportunity, according to a study by MIT economists and others.
Controlled diffusion model can change material properties in images
Using a synthetic dataset, a new image-to-image diffusion model known as Alchemist can adjust the roughness, metallicity, albedo, and transparency of specific objects within visual assets for pictures, video games, VFX, and robotic training.
Sophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect
MIT senior Sophia Chen used her MIT D-Lab classes to guide her academic career and refine her career goals in global health. Her travel with D-Lab teams to further work with project partners in Kenya
Q&A: The power of tiny gardens and their role in addressing climate change
In this Q&A, MIT professor Kate Brown discusses her latest research, and how she believes her current project exploring the history of tiny gardens could help put power into the hands of ordinary people.
Understanding why autism symptoms sometimes improve amid fever
When some people with autism spectrum disorders experience an infection that sparks a fever, their autism-related symptoms seem to improve. A joint MIT Picower Institute/Harvard Medical School study w
Study explains why the brain can robustly recognize images, even without color
New MIT research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color and black-and-white images. The researchers found evidence that early in life, when the retina is unable
Turning up the heat on next-generation semiconductors
Researchers studied how temperatures up to 500 degrees Celsius would affect electronics made from gallium nitride, a key step in their effort to develop electronics that can operate in extremely hot environments, like the surface of Venus.
A community collaboration for progress
MIT graduate student Nolen Scruggs works with a local tenant association to address housing inequality as part of the IDSS Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism.
Sarah Millholland receives 2024 Vera Rubin Early Career Award
Sarah Millholland, MIT physics professor and Kavli Institute member, is the 2024 Vera Rubin Early Career Award recipient for her wide-ranging contributions to the formation and dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems.