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Returning farming to city centers

Returning farming to city centers

4.182 (Resilient Urbanism: Green Commons in the City), a new subject funded by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC), teaches students about sustainable agriculture in urban areas.

MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

Jacqueline Prawira’s innovation, featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers,” tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking

Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking

MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.

Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems

Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems

Marco Graffiedi, a doctoral student in nuclear science and engineering, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores, and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles.

Support with purpose, driven by empathy

Support with purpose, driven by empathy

Professors Michael McDonald and Kristala Prather are honored as “Committed to Caring.”

MIT students stretch minds and bodies

MIT students stretch minds and bodies

Exercise is Medicine class integrates physical activity and academics.

MIT students thrive in internships in the Arab World

MIT students thrive in internships in the Arab World

The MISTI Arab World program offers MIT students invaluable work and life experiences in a dynamic region.

The brain power behind sustainable AI

The brain power behind sustainable AI

PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.

A new advising neighborhood takes shape along the Infinite Corridor

A new advising neighborhood takes shape along the Infinite Corridor

The Undergraduate Advising Center’s new home in Building 11 creates a bright, welcoming, and functional destination for MIT undergraduate students.

The student becomes the teacher

The student becomes the teacher

Titus Roesler was ready to drop his class in signal processing. Now, he hopes to become an expert in the field.