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A data designer driven to collaborate with communities
https://news.mit.edu/2024/data-designer-catherine-dignazio-collaborates-with-communities-1201
Published: December 1, 2024 05:00
Associate Professor Catherine D’Ignazio thinks carefully about how we acquire and display data — and why we lack it for many things.
Creating innovative health solutions for individuals and populations
https://news.mit.edu/2024/physician-engineer-giovanni-traverso-creates-innovative-health-solutions-1127
Published: November 27, 2024 05:00
Physician and engineer Giovanni Traverso found an early passion for molecular genetics, leading to an interdisciplinary career helping others.
MIT’s Science Policy Initiative holds 14th annual Executive Visit Days
https://news.mit.edu/2024/science-policy-initiative-executive-visit-days-1126
Published: November 26, 2024 22:00
MIT students traveled to Washington to speak to representatives from federal executive agencies.
Troy Van Voorhis to step down as department head of chemistry
https://news.mit.edu/2024/troy-van-voorhis-steps-down-department-head-chemistry-1126
Published: November 26, 2024 21:50
Professor oversaw department growth, strengthened community, and developed outreach programs.
Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world?
https://news.mit.edu/2024/there-enough-land-earth-fight-climate-change-and-feed-world-1126
Published: November 26, 2024 21:45
Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.
Decarbonizing heavy industry with thermal batteries
https://news.mit.edu/2024/electrified-thermal-decarbonizes-heavy-industry-with-thermal-batteries-1126
Published: November 26, 2024 05:00
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.
The MIT Press releases report on the future of open access publishing and policy
https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-press-report-future-open-access-publishing-policy-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 22:30
Report aims to “ensure that open science practices are sustainable and that they contribute to the highest quality research.”
A blueprint for better cancer immunotherapies
https://news.mit.edu/2024/blueprint-better-cancer-immunotherapies-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 22:15
By examining antigen architectures, MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine that may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint blockade treatments.
Improving health, one machine learning system at a time
https://news.mit.edu/2024/improving-health-one-machine-learning-system-time-1122
Published: November 25, 2024 22:10
Marzyeh Ghassemi works to ensure health-care models are trained to be robust and fair.
To design better water filters, MIT engineers look to manta rays
https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-engineers-design-manta-ray-inspired-water-filters-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 20:00
New research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and selectivity that could inform design of water treatment systems.
Professor Emeritus James Harris, a scholar of Spanish language, dies at 92
https://news.mit.edu/2024/professor-emeritus-james-harris-dies-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 20:00
The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute.
New solar projects will grow renewable energy generation for four major campus buildings
https://news.mit.edu/2024/solar-panels-will-grow-renewable-energy-generation-campus-buildings-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 18:00
The new panels are part of MIT’s comprehensive campus climate commitments.
New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding
https://news.mit.edu/2024/new-ai-tool-generates-realistic-satellite-images-future-flooding-1125
Published: November 25, 2024 16:20
The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.