Brady Weissbourd named Klingenstein-Simons Fellow

Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 20, 2023 ~3 min

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 8, 2023 ~12 min


Breaking down barriers in music research

Associate Professor Leslie Tilley’s passion for a diversity of musical practices comes through in her research and in the classroom.

Michael Brindley | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
June 5, 2023 ~6 min

3 Questions: A new model of nervous system form, function, and evolution

Developing a new neuroscience model is no small feat. New faculty member Brady Weissbourd has risen to the challenge in order to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
May 22, 2023 ~9 min

3 Questions: Can disused croplands help mitigate climate change?

Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
May 19, 2023 ~8 min

Three MIT-led projects awarded MURI funding for 2023

Through the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, the US Department of Defense supports research projects in areas of critical importance to national defense.

Kimberly Tecce | Rachel Gordon | Department of Mechanical Engineering | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 18, 2023 ~7 min

J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients

Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.

Maria Paula Acosta Bello | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
May 17, 2023 ~19 min

Podcast: Curiosity Unbounded, Episode 2 — Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa’s people

President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Mai Hassan about public administration in Africa and how people mobilize against repressive regimes.

MIT News Office • mit
May 9, 2023 ~38 min


Off-menu materials science

Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
April 26, 2023 ~8 min

How cell mechanics influences everything

Ming Guo seeks connections between a cell’s physical form and its biological function, which could illuminate ways to halt abnormal cell growth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 26, 2023 ~9 min

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