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Generating the policy of tomorrow

Generating the policy of tomorrow

Hundreds of participants from around the world joined the sixth annual MIT Policy Hackathon to develop data-informed policy solutions to challenges in health, housing, and more.

Rowing in the right direction

Rowing in the right direction

Senior and MIT Crew member Tatum Wilhelm balances her chemical engineering and anthropology studies with early mornings on the Charles River.

Baran Mensah: Savoring college life in a new country

Baran Mensah: Savoring college life in a new country

From robotics to dance, the MIT senior has made it his mission to explore as many new experiences as possible at the Institute.

Reasoning and reliability in AI

Reasoning and reliability in AI

PhD students interning with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab look to improve natural language usage.

Soaring high, in the Army and the lab

Soaring high, in the Army and the lab

After three deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Jill Rahon is pursuing research that will help verify conformation to nuclear treaties.

3 Questions: Implementing the MIT Graduate Student Union’s collective bargaining agreement

3 Questions: Implementing the MIT Graduate Student Union’s collective bargaining agreement

Ian Waitz describes the three-year contract that will change and enhance MIT’s graduate student policies and procedures.

Food for thought

Food for thought

Biology graduate student Juana De La O is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.

Inclusive research for social change

Inclusive research for social change

The MIT Student Research Program pairs underrepresented students with opportunities to examine inequity through the IDSS Initiative for Combatting Systemic Racism.

Building technology that empowers city residents

Building technology that empowers city residents

Kwesi Afrifa, a senior majoring in urban planning and computer science, wants to create cultural hubs that are inviting to everyone.

Culturally informed design: Unearthing ingenuity where it always was

Culturally informed design: Unearthing ingenuity where it always was

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, a doctoral candidate in media arts and sciences and a MAD Design Fellow, researches how technology and tradition intersect in rural spaces, particularly in Colombia.