The elephant in the server room

Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.

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Design, power, and justice

In new book “Design Justice,” Associate Professor Sasha Costanza-Chock examines how to make technology work for more people in society.

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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.

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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.

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Data-mining for dark matter

Tracy Slatyer hunts through astrophysical data for clues to the invisible universe.

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3Q: The fact finders

Lydia Snover and her Institutional Research team gather data to help the Institute to study itself.

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From summer research program to PhD dissertation

Graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific journey approaches fruition.

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