Supporting students in Puerto Rico after a hurricane’s devastation
Postdoc Héctor De Jesús-Cortés works to build up the STEM pipeline from his homeland to MIT and beyond.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of Science | Dec. 13, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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A summer at the MSRP-Bio reveals connections between proteins, people, and passions
Undergraduate Meucci Ilunga spent 10 weeks investigating protein interactions, exploring career options, and making new friends.
Department of Biology | Sept. 3, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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Data-mining for dark matter
Tracy Slatyer hunts through astrophysical data for clues to the invisible universe.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Aug. 15, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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3Q: The fact finders
Lydia Snover and her Institutional Research team gather data to help the Institute to study itself.
Kathy Wren | MIT News Office | May 22, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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From summer research program to PhD dissertation
Graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific journey approaches fruition.
Peter Dunn | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Feb. 15, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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Math Prize for Girls competition helps to close the gender gap in mathematics | MIT News
MIT hosts the 10th annual contest encouraging STEM careers for female middle and high school students.
Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics | Sept. 27, 2018~10 mins |
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Paying it forward: Fellowship boosts women in physics | MIT News
Four students are first beneficiaries of grant program established by Assistant Professor Lindley Winslow with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.
Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | Aug. 2, 2018~6 mins |
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Institute Archives spotlights pioneering women at MIT | MIT News
Initiative is building collections highlighting the contributions of female faculty.
Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries | July 6, 2018~2 mins |
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Fighting implicit bias in STEM with increased cognitive control | MIT News
In a visit with the Department of Biology, Lydia Villa-Komaroff PhD '75 explains how “thinking fast makes changing slow.”
Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology | June 25, 2018~7 mins |
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Networks in aerospace | MIT News
Graduate student Alexa Aguilar helps tiny satellites communicate and builds connections in her academic community.
Bridget E. Begg | Office of Graduate Education | June 22, 2018~8 mins |
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