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Working to automate nuclear plant operations

Working to automate nuclear plant operations

PhD student Lauren Fortier is building on the experience she gained operating a nuclear plant for the Navy to solve a critical hurdle in the wider adoption of the energy source.

MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s soccer captain Dilin Meloni

MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s soccer captain Dilin Meloni

The rising senior is passionate about soccer, nuclear fusion, and advocating on behalf of his fellow student-athletes at MIT.

Diana Grass: Listening to the body’s language

Diana Grass: Listening to the body’s language

The PhD candidate builds soft bioelectronic technologies to decode signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Freedom of Expression at MIT

Freedom of Expression at MIT

MIT maintains a firm commitment to ensuring that everyone in the community can express their views freely. Learn more about MIT’s policies about freedom of expression, harassment, and demonstration activities on campus.

Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech engineering

Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech engineering

MIT students designed, built, and tested a jet engine with AI copilots, assessing AI’s usefulness in developing high-performance aerospace systems.

How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks

How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks

Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.

Beyond the pitch: The founder’s journey

Beyond the pitch: The founder’s journey

An MIT mechanical engineering course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by alumni startup founders.

Bringing the data to every sideline

Bringing the data to every sideline

PhD candidate Henry Wang works with FIFA and other organizations to advance the way sports are played, analyzed, and refereed.

MIT-designed educational factory embraces modern manufacturing

MIT-designed educational factory embraces modern manufacturing

MIT and Tec de Monterrey will expand FrED curriculum to universities across Mexico.

Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all

Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all

PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.

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