Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

School of Engineering | School of Science • mit
June 24, 2025 ~6 min

Bringing meaning into technology deployment

The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility.

Danna Lorch | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 11, 2025 ~9 min


“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.

Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate • mit
June 10, 2025 ~4 min

Do you know how to prepare for your digital life after death? CU Boulder’s student-run clinic has some advice

End-of-life planning today includes making sure your loved ones have access to digital photos, email archives and social media accounts.

Jed R. Brubaker, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 10, 2025 ~7 min

‘I can just copy-paste things, so do I really need to learn?’

Panelists in University-wide symposium explore promise, peril of AI in academia

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 16, 2025 ~7 min

Where tomorrow’s scientists prefer to live − and where they’d rather not

A survey of graduate students found that California and New York are the most desirable destinations. Over half of survey-takers said they’d be unwilling to move to Alabama, Mississippi or Arkansas.

Taylor Remsburg, Graduate Research Assistant in Sociology, West Virginia University • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~10 min

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since the COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~10 min


How telecommunications cables can image the ground beneath us

By making use of MIT’s existing fiber optic infrastructure, PhD student Hilary Chang imaged the ground underneath campus, a method that can be used to characterize seismic hazards.

Paige Colley | EAPS • mit
Feb. 4, 2025 ~7 min

Engineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness

Control systems keep your house warm and your car’s speed constant, but they could also help address societal problems.

Raúl Ordóñez, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 ~5 min

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