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Characterizing Earth’s damping mechanisms

Fourth-year PhD candidate Perrin Davidson studies the carbon cycle to understand how the planet responds to global disturbances.

“We can’t ship goods without functioning ports”

PhD student Chelsea Mitchell studies the economic forces that shape shipping ports and their ability to support global supply chains.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2026-27

Ranking at the top for the 15th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.

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Updates

Introducing the new Concourse Faculty Director

Lily L. Tsai from the Department of Political Science will be the next Concourse faculty director. She will begin her role on August 1.

Update on GSU Negotiations

Negotiations are underway between MIT and the Graduate Student Union (GSU) to arrive at a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education Dave Darmofal announced that John E. Fernández ’85, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and Building Technology in the Department of Architecture, will be the inaugural faculty director for the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC).

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