| Insulin Pill | | | | | | MIT researchers have created a capsule, about the size of a blueberry, that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin. It might replace the injections that people with type 1 diabetes have to give themselves every day. |
| First step on Volpe parcel planned for 2019 Building and landscape designs for a new federal building in Kendall Square are now complete. |  |
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| Study: Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans. |  |
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| Jumping into new experiences For senior Héctor Javier Vázquez Martínez, studying and teaching abroad has brought new friendships, new research interests, and a new outlook. |  |
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| Collaboration sparks connections to art through artificial intelligence MIT designers, researchers, and students collaborate with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Microsoft to improve the connection between people and art. |  |
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| New parameters in graduate mentoring Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are honored with the Committed to Caring Award. |  |
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| Photographer translates science into stunning images // National Geographic Research scientist and photographer Felice Frankel explains that the goal of her new book is to help scientists “understand that beautiful images can engage the public.” |
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| AI will be part of the college curriculum // WSJ at Large MIT President L. Rafael Reif discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of education and work. |
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| Mammalian brain like you’ve never seen it before // NIH Director’s Blog Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, spotlights how MIT researchers have developed an imaging technique that can “provide us with jaw-dropping views of a wide range of biological systems.” |
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| The hacker mom companies hire for cybersecurity // NBC News Sherri Davidoff ’03, a “white hat” hacker who infiltrates computer systems to help companies test their security, was “one of the first female white-hat hackers in an industry still dominated by men.” |
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 | | | | I cannot tell you the meaning of life or give assurance that it has one. But I can say that it is not a mistake to ask the question. | | —Kieran Setiya, professor of philosophy, in an essay on the benefits of discussing life’s purpose |
| | | A unique art project recently brought together MIT students and women who are incarcerated at the South Bay House of Correction to create a two-story mural. MIT first-year student Sherry Xiao says that, in addition to the art, the project helped teach her about collaborating and being receptive to others’ ideas. MIT Senior Lecturer Sara Brown, who co-led the project with South Bay’s Peggy Rambach, says, “There would be no way to have these groups interact in the way that they are without having that common goal.” A replica of the mural will be installed on campus, along with an augmented reality experience. |
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