| National Honors | | | | | | The White House recently honored several MIT affiliates with National Medals of Science and of Technology and Innovation. The awards are the nation’s highest honors for scientists and engineers. |
| Physicists magnetize a material with light The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips. |  |
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| Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond Associate Professor Matteo Bucci’s research sheds new light on an ancient process, to improve the efficiency of heat transfer in many industrial systems. |  |
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| Startup’s autonomous drones precisely track warehouse inventories Corvus Robotics, founded by Mohammed Kabir ’21, is using drones that can navigate in GPS-denied environments to expedite inventory management. |  |
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| Richard Locke PhD ’89 named dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management A former faculty member, the accomplished scholar and energetic leader returns to the Institute with a broad vision and deep experience. |  |
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| Insights into political outsiders Political scientist Ariel White studies people on the margins of U.S. politics to see if they might participate more fully in our system of government. |  |
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| Driven by doing The MIT Edgerton Center helps students build confidence and camaraderie through hands-on challenges. |  |
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| William Thilly, MIT genetics professor who invented Apple Jacks cereal, dies at 79 // The Boston Globe Professor William Thilly, a “leader of groundbreaking research into human genetic mutations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, and the inventor of Kellogg’s Apple Jacks cereal,” has died at age 79. |
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| Why dark matter’s mysteries persist after decades of searching // Salon Associate Professor Tracy Slatyer discusses the mysteries of dark matter. |
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| How AI could reshape the economic geography of America // The New York Times A study co-authored by Professor Emeritus Frank Levy finds chatbot-style artificial intelligence could “fuel a reshaping of the population and labor market map of America.” |
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| Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 // Physics World Physics World has selected two research advances by MIT physicists for its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year. |
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| | | In this installment of the “World at MIT” video series, Moungi Bawendi, who grew up in France, Tunisia, and the U.S., describes how the chemistry classes he took as a young student cemented a passion for science, leading him to the field of physical chemistry. Bawendi is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at MIT and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the study and development of quantum dots, something he says could not have been achieved “without having really bold, smart, and adventurous graduate students” at the Institute. |
| 🧠 + ✋🏽 + ❤️ | | | Independent Activities Period 2025 began on Monday — and all MIT community members are invited to take part!
From wellness, arts, and maker workshops to boot camps on climate change, intellectual property, and robotics, IAP has something for everyone. Browse the special IAP section on MIT’s events calendar for an opportunity to expand your mind, use your hands, and fill your heart. |
In this episode of the Sloanies Talking with Sloanies podcast, host Christopher Reichert SM ’04 interviews Stephen Boyer SM ’08, co-founder and chief innovation officer of the cybersecurity firm Bitsight. The two discuss the evolution of cybersecurity, including the complexity of cyber threats and the challenges companies face in managing risks. They also cover Boyer’s time at MIT Sloan and Lincoln Laboratory, and how his participation in the MIT 100K competition set him on a path toward a mission-driven career.
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