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  1. 21 minutes ago

    This , download and print out this free set of coloring projects. The projects describe science and engineering research in terms anyone can understand.

    A coloring page with the words "Color me Ph.D" colored in.
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  2. 1 hour ago

    How do babies perceive the world? The challenges of tackling this question are so daunting that few have tried. But Heather Kosakowski, a PhD candidate in brain and cognitive sciences, is determined to find answers.

    Heather Kosakowski holds an infant who is about to be scanned in an fMRI machine at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
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  3. 3 hours ago

    With the HUMANS project, a message that space is for everyone: A student-run project is collecting messages from around the world, using nanotechnology to etch them on a disk, and sending the disk to the International Space Station.

    An illustrated collage representing how space is for everyone.
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  4. 9 hours ago

    MIT engineers have now created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that combines both of these features: It can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins through a urine test, and it functions as an imaging agent, pinpointing the tumor location.

    An illustration of a multimodal nanosensors are engineered to target and respond to hallmarks in the tumor microenvironment. The nanosensors provide both a noninvasive urinary monitoring tool and an on-demand medical imaging agent to localize tumor metastasis and assess response to therapy.
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  5. Aug 1

    Melissa Nobles named MIT’s next chancellor: Dean of will move to senior academic post overseeing student life at the Institute.

    Melissa Nobles standing in Killian Court. She has her arms crossed and she is smiling.
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  6. Jul 31

    As curator of the Venice Biennale’s 17th International Architecture Exhibition, Sarkis chose the exhibition’s organizing question: “How will we live together?”

    Hashim Sarkis is standing in front of an unpainted wall. His thumbs are hooked in his jean pockets and he has a big smile on his face.
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    Jul 30

    "Every week my best friend and I would go to 2.005 (Thermal-Fluids Engineering I) office hours and meet a ton of other students also doing the pset. We ended up becoming good friends with the TA.... it was always such a rush and was super fun at the same time." - Jessica Yen '21

    Jessica Yen
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  8. Jul 30

    Students 📢

    ICYMI: Vaccine requirement deadline, mask requirements, other steps for safe return to campus
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    Jul 30

    How does an individuals method of urban impact their experience of a city & their perceptions of urban congestion? 'Moving in Nairobi,' a exhibition led by 's , explores. Learn more- IC: 's Sarah Rege

    Moving in Nairobi exhibition, a placard that describes the exhibition can been seen in the foreground with images of various types of mobility in the background.
    Two visitors at the exhibition, they are looking at three of the four individuals whose experiences are highlighted.
    , , and 7 others
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  10. Jul 30

    A study co-authored by postdoc Michaël Marsset details how two red objects discovered in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter appear to have originated beyond Neptune.

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  11. Jul 30

    A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes: Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.

    Earthquake seismograph
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  12. Jul 30

    As chief operating officer at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs in Atlanta, Burunda Prince ’83 is working with her team to build infrastructure to help Black entrepreneurs build their companies.

    Burunda Prince is standing in front of a window. There are industrial silos behind her. She smiling brightly.
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  13. Jul 30

    Much of the effort to make businesses sustainable centers on their supply chains, which were severely disrupted during the pandemic. Yet, according to new research from the , supply chain sustainability (SCS) investments hardly slowed.

    A full trainyard.
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  14. Jul 30

    Capt. Kevin Thurber of the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, uses the Puckboard software program to schedule C-17 aircrews.

    Capt. Kevin Thurber is working at a computer station. He's looking at a large curved monitor and he is in a pilot jumpsuit.
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    Jul 29

    Morgan Stickney, a and National Champion, is back to swimming thanks to a revolutionary procedure pioneered by Dr. Matthew Carty from in collaboration with MIT . Read the full article with

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    Jul 29

    A unique community of gut microbes in centenarians (people aged 100+) may help reduce infections and support longevity, reports in . Learn more:

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  17. Jul 29

    Researchers from MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative and the Federal Reserve of Boston are exploring what a digital currency might look like in the United States.

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  18. Jul 29

    How can we fix social problems? Start by testing solutions using the scientific method, says professor and Director Esther Duflo. She talks with about inequality and the future of money:

    ight head and shoulders picture of Esther Duflo. She is wearing a light blue sweater and she is smiling.
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  19. Jul 29

    "The combination of our community’s high vaccination rate, our ongoing testing program, and continuation of our masking...gives us confidence in our plan to fully return to in-person learning, teaching, and working." — MIT leadership in a letter to the community.

    A graphic with Tim the Beaver wearing a mask. It reads; Stand with the Science, Work the Problem, Model the Solution.
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  20. Jul 29

    Geologists have analyzed erupted material from ocean ridges to estimate the temperature of the Earth’s interior. This information “is fundamental to understanding the planet as a heat engine,” says Stephanie Brown Krein.

    A map of the World Ocean Floor
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