Spring 2023
Unlocking Age-Old Secrets Set in Stone
Aspiring geologist follows passion as Poitras Scholar at MIT
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Spring 2023
The Dynamism of Human Patterns at MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab
Led by urban studies professor Sarah Williams MCP ’05, the lab visualizes data on the movements of people—and moves audiences in the process
Spring 2023
PhD Student Wei-Chen Wang Is Moved to Help People Heal
Research draws on simulated robots to illuminate movement—knowledge that might someday help people come back from injury
Spring 2023
Newly Endowed, MIT Sandbox Ensures Enterprising Ideas Can Take Shape
Companies supported by the entrepreneurship program are making a splash
Spring 2023
Tradition and Tech Costar on the MIT Stage
Interplay of approaches is a hallmark of the Theater Arts program
Spring 2023
‘Leading Creative Teams’ Asks Students to Look Inward to Lead Outward
Class in the Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership Program asks students to look inward to lead outward
Spring 2023
Moving MIT Forward
Q&A with Julie Lucas, Vice President for Resource Development
Spring 2023
Bionics Researchers Develop Technologies to Ease Pain and Transcend Human Limitations
Professor of media arts and sciences Hugh Herr SM ’93 and graduate student Christopher Shallal are working on next-generation biomimetic limbs
Spring 2023
The Spin Doctor: Danna Freedman Designs Novel Molecules for Possible Quantum Applications
Chemistry professor and 2022 MacArthur Fellow opens a door “into a real field that has real potential”
Spring 2023
When Movements Topple Dictators
Associate professor of political science Mai Hassan examines contentious politics and collective action in autocratic regimes—and the barriers to democratization that follow