| MIT Reflects | | | | | | This week marked one year since MIT ramped down its operations and embarked on a new journey through the Covid era. While rising to the challenges of remote education and keeping campus safe, MIT community members also grappled with the impacts of the pandemic in their own lives, stark reminders of social injustice, and the prospect of an unstable democracy. On Thursday, the community gathered online to reflect on the past year. Full story via MIT News → |
| Using artificial intelligence to generate 3D holograms in real-time A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Celebrating the life of undergraduate Sergio Dominguez |
A voracious learner, he fulfilled his dream of attending MIT like his hero, Tony Stark. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| 2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named |
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Startup empowers women to improve access to safe drinking water Saha Global, co-founded by two MIT alumnae, helps Ghanaian women start profitable water treatment businesses to serve their communities. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Tik-Tokking all about science MIT students Malik and Miles George gain attention on the video-sharing social network for their captivating, funny science videos. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Opinion: Let’s redesign the laptop for a work-from-home era // The Wall Street Journal Professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland emphasizes the need for upgrading speaking/hearing systems on laptops, in order to help improve the experience of working from home. Full story via The Wall Street Journal→ |
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| Opinion: America needs a new workforce education system // Issues in Science and Technology Sanjay Sarma, vice president for Open Learning, and William Bonvillian, senior director of special projects for Open Learning, underscore the need to improve workforce education to help reduce income inequality and domestic innovation. “A more equitable and innovative future is possible, provided we leave our previously scattershot approaches behind,” they write. Full story via Issues in Science and Technology→ |
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| MIT authors create TikTok campaign for charity // Forbes |
A group of MIT alumni recently published a book, “Points of You,” which chronicles some of the struggles youths often face as they enter adulthood. “In this book we aimed to share real and unfiltered accounts of what we wish we’d known while growing up,” says Minha Fahmi ’19. “By presenting the perspectives of four very different people, we hope that teenagers and young adults can find understanding and new points of view.” Full story via Forbes→ |
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| “We’re only going to cure diseases if we understand them”: Whitehead director advocates for basic science // STAT |
Professor Ruth Lehmann, director of the Whitehead Institute, underscores the importance of basic science, discusses her own research, and shares some insights on work underway at the Whitehead. “There are so many areas that are so important for science,” says Lehmann. “One is supporting fundamental research. But then there are other areas like diversity and disparities.” Full story via STAT→ |
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I’m planning to get vaccinated because…
I’m looking forward to experiencing MIThenge in person again.
—Jagruti “Jag” Patel, senior director of special projects in the MIT Office of the Chancellor |
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| | | Pi Day (3/14) is almost here! At MIT, that means regular-action admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 will be available online tomorrow at 6:28 p.m. EDT. To mark the occasion, Tim the Beaver takes Ellen on a journey that includes robots, pumpkin drops, jujutsu sorcery, and calculus inspired by “Howl’s Moving Castle.” Watch the video→ |
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