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Making a measurable economic impact

Making a measurable economic impact

Saeed Miganeh’s work at MIT is helping him answer important questions about designing effective programs for poverty mitigation and economic growth in African countries.

3 Questions: From the bench to the battlefield

3 Questions: From the bench to the battlefield

Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan ’02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.

Uphill battles: Across the country in 75 days

Uphill battles: Across the country in 75 days

Amulya Aluru ’23, MEng ’24 and the MIT Spokes have spent the summer spreading science, over 3,000 miles on two wheels.

Creating connection with science communication

Creating connection with science communication

Sophie Hartley wants to help people learn about the importance of natural resources and land management through science writing.

When the lights turned on in the universe

When the lights turned on in the universe

By studying ancient, supermassive black holes called quasars, Dominika Ďurovčíková is illuminating an early moment when galaxies could first be observed.

Lincoln Laboratory and National Strategic Research Institute launch student research program to tackle biothreats to national security

Lincoln Laboratory and National Strategic Research Institute launch student research program to tackle biothreats to national security

MIT students who participated in the pilot program developed tools to rapidly screen for novel biosynthetic capabilities.

D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries

D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries

The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers.

3 Questions: Preparing students in MIT’s naval ROTC program

3 Questions: Preparing students in MIT’s naval ROTC program

“MIT graduates are top performers in the fleet, and the rigorous four-year program they complete prepares them to be ready to respond to future technical and leadership challenges,” says Commander Jennifer Huck.

Going Dutch on climate

Going Dutch on climate

MIT students get first-hand view of climate-proofing the Netherlands.