Teaching Lab Steps Up During Pandemic
CMS Professor Justin Reich, colleagues help guide schools in remote learning
Fall 2020
Global Health
As Covid-19 began its deadly spread across the globe in 2020, everyone wanted answers. At MIT, the rapid response that emerged relied on tools, techniques, and talents built up over generations. This solid base of cutting-edge work has supported major efforts to combat Covid-19 while also advancing research across the global health spectrum.
Rapid Response
How the MIT community addressed the pandemic during the first few months of 2020
A Slippery Viral Defense
Katharina Ribbeck works to boost protection offered by mucus
Building Safer Food Systems
New initiative addresses hazards throughout the supply chain
Lessons from an Old Enemy
Jacquin Niles employs biological engineering to fight malaria
Bringing Down Mercury
Noelle Selin explores toxin’s history, works to change policy
From the President
Spotlight
Spotlight
Scholarship Brings Support Full Circle
Gregor ’92 and Melinda Andrade
The Art and Science of Staying Grounded
Mindy Bishop finds connections between artificial intelligence, sustainable energy, and patient care
Modeling a Visionary Future
Hyodong “Hyo” Lee builds brain-inspired neural networks to help machines see like humans
A Passion for Positive Change
Brittny Chong seeks social action through immersive technologies and data analytics
Improving Lives, Through the Lens of Economics
Master’s program from the Department of Economics and J-PAL empowers a young Brazilian economist
The Freedom to Explore
Doctoral student in electrical engineering and computer science bridges labs and disciplines to study human disease
Designing the Future
At MIT, a young architect finds the perfect platform for collaborative learning
Tiny Molecules, Big Impacts
Protein research by chemical biologist provides insights into flu, Covid-19
Vaccine Booster
Biologist Jianzhu Chen works to enhance immune response
Pandemic Shifts World of Work
Erin Kelly sees opportunities for making jobs better
Algorithms for Art
Class takes deep dive into the making of computer graphics
Unnatural Disasters
Historian links health consequences to human actions
A Model Approach to Public Health
IDSS researcher applies data science to tracking Covid-19
Toward Faster Drug Development
Lab of J. Christopher Love forms consortium to speed manufacture of therapeutics
Public Health Drives Undergrad
Shulammite Lim works toward better access, information for all
Neighborhoods Under Pressure
Mariana Arcaya studies how housing stress increases health risks
Philanthropy Centered on Access to Education
Neil Webber ’83
