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  1. 1.A flexible new route to designer materials built from nanoparticlesZach Winn | MIT News · Pliable connector molecules could be key to creating nanoparticle-based materials for photonics, chemical catalysis, medicine, and more.
  2. 2.MIT engineers design a safer, more efficient vaccination system for farmed fishZach Winn | MIT News · Water-resistant microneedles made from food-grade silk could deliver vaccines to help prevent the spread of disease in aquaculture.
  3. 3.MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 FellowsAmanda Moore | Jane Halpern | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision System · Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.
  4. 4.J-PAL North America launches ARTEMIS to train early-career researchersKatherine Rodriguez Marquez | J-PAL North America · The Applied Research Training in Evaluation, Methods, and Impact Studies program provides dedicated support to help researchers overcome barriers to pursue and obtain funding for randomized evaluation
  5. 5.Study pinpoints states with steepest warming trends since 1980Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy · The findings indicate where adaptive measures are needed most around the United States.
  6. 6.Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?Abby Abazorius | MIT News · MIT professors Adam Berinsky and Chara Podimata discuss a new project to track how AI chatbots are responding to questions about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
  7. 7.MIT engineers create nanoparticles for delivering personalized cancer vaccinesAnne Trafton | MIT News · The particles carry a customized dose of cancer antigens that can provoke a strong immune response against tumors.
  8. 8.Next Haunt: A scary “problem set” in the basement of Next HouseSarah Foote | Division of Student Life · For more than a decade, MIT students have turned Next House’s basement into a spooky escape-room style test of puzzles, teamwork, and ingenuity.
  9. 9.Magnetic sensors track muscle movement, for better prosthetic limb controlAnne Trafton | MIT News · Researchers hope to use these sensors to help people with amputation achieve more natural movements with their prosthetic limbs.
  10. 10.New system gives users more control over their online experienceAdam Zewe | MIT News · The Social.Wiki framework enables anyone to easily edit social websites within the system, while allowing them to choose the content they see.
  11. 11.Capturing the complete process of embryonic developmentShafaq Zia | Whitehead Institute · By tracking over 1 million cells, researchers created a detailed map of embryonic development in mice. It could provide development and disease insights.
  12. 12.Seven MIT affiliates elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2026Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute · Professor Michael Yaffe and six MIT alumni are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
  13. 13.How the biggest Alzheimer’s risk gene disrupts the process of insulating neuronsDavid Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory · MIT researchers showed that the APOE4 gene variant suppresses molecular signaling needed for oligodendrocytes to myelinate neurons and also demonstrated a proof-of-concept fix.
  14. 14.A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestineAnne Trafton | MIT News · MIT engineers designed a robotic enteroscope that can inch through the hard-to-reach small intestine, making biopsies and drug delivery easier.
  15. 15.3 Questions: Why infrastructure is entering a defining eraStephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Professor Ali Jadbabaie describes how AI, digital transformation, climate change, and complex geopolitics are forcing engineers and policymakers to rethink how infrastructure is designed, built, and m
  16. 16.Making machines that can listenAdam Zewe | MIT News · Professor Paris Smaragdis develops computers with superhuman hearing for applications like speech recognition, music understanding, and environmental monitoring.
  17. 17.Learner collaborates with MIT peers to develop book of AI insightsCaroline Maselli | MIT Open Learning · Prabha Jha used her experience with MIT Open Learning’s program for senior executives to develop AI solutions for her employer, Verizon, and to write a book.
  19. 18.Origami-based construction method yields lightweight, load-bearing structures on architectural scalesAdam Zewe | MIT News · The modular approach could be used to erect emergency shelters or fabricate aerospace components more quickly and with less material than some techniques.
  20. 19.J-PAL North America launches Homelessness Evaluation Resource Hub to drive evidence-informed approaches to housing stabilityKate Christie | J-PAL North America · The hub serves as a free, online repository of essential content for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers seeking to leverage rigorous research to inform their approaches to homelessness.
  21. 20.Hashim Sarkis to step down as dean of the School of Architecture and PlanningPeter Dizikes | MIT News · During a dozen years of leadership, Sarkis championed projects that advanced research, education, and public engagement, and helped design thrive at MIT.
  22. 21.At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global networkMarika McCoola | Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate · A cross-section of the MIT community convened discussions on topics ranging from data centers and super pollutants to agriculture and education.
  23. 22.Implantable device uses ultrasound to improve drug delivery to the brainAnne Trafton | MIT News · This targeted approach could offer a way to prevent the recurrence of aggressive brain tumors.
  24. 23.Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with LuminaJennifer Chu | MIT News · The new simulation tracks dark matter, galaxies, stars, and cosmic structures over the universe’s first 2 billion years, in greater detail and volume than ever before.
  25. 24.At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AIPeter Dizikes | MIT News · In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs.
  26. 25.Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MITBenjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences · During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do now.”
  27. 26.Gunter Stein, control systems and theory expert, dies at 84Jane Halpern | Amanda Moore | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer · Longtime EECS adjunct professor and LIDS researcher was known for an influential essay on the need for engineers to “respect the unstable.”
  28. 27.Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mindAdam Zewe | MIT News · Assistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models that sometimes hallucinate.
  29. 28.Persistence, teamwork, and some healthy competitionGitana Savage | MIT News correspondent · Senior Veronica Calzadilla Sosa has taken the long route toward her MIT degree and found a supportive community along the way.
  30. 29.This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devicesAlex Shipps | MIT CSAIL · “X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact.
  31. 30.MIT’s Kavanaugh Fellowship: From invention to impactJason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering · The Kavanaugh Translational Fellows Program helps scholars turn promising research into successful businesses.
  32. 31.Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approachZach Winn | MIT News · Founded by Jake Jurewicz ’14, SM ’15, Blue Energy aims to manufacture giant pieces of nuclear reactors at shipyards and ship them on barges for final assembly.
  33. 32.Making room to exploreLeila Hudson | Office of Graduate Education · Professor Fan Wang is recognized as “Committed to Caring” for creating a supportive environment for ambitious research and student well-being.
  34. 33.Tod Machover’s new symphony plays with AI while reflecting on democracyPeter Dizikes | MIT News · The MIT composer’s inventive “already and not yet,” premiering at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, uses new AI tools to create interplay with musicians while thematically exploring the fortunes of democ
  35. 34.MIT spinout makes surgical stitching more like applying a sticky noteZach Winn | MIT News · SanaHeal has developed a biologically compatible adhesive that sticks to wet tissues to simplify a variety of surgeries.
  37. 35.Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials worldZach Winn | MIT News · New research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties.
  38. 36.Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovationZach Winn | MIT News · The 18th annual Kendall Square Association Annual Meeting explored how new technologies could be a force for shared prosperity in society.
  39. 37.Suzy Nelson transformed student life at MITDivision of Student Life · Over the last decade, the vice chancellor has refocused the Institute’s approach to student life to center on student well-being.
  40. 38.Satellite data reveal how Antarctica’s ice cliffs behave over timeJennifer Chu | MIT News · The cliffs don’t always collapse in the runaway process that scientists had expected.
  41. 39.Q&A: The “collision” between AI, your brain, and societyPeter Dizikes | MIT News · In a new book, Professor Eric So explores how the technology affects our thinking skills.
  42. 40.Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks outZach Winn | MIT News · A new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning.
  43. 41.Reprogrammed NK immune cells target cancer and autoimmune disordersAnne Trafton | MIT News · A new approach can program these cells inside the body and shows promise against diseases caused by dysfunctional T cells, including lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis.
  44. 42.Q&A: Building accountability behind our words — and AI’s — in civic conversationsPeter Dizikes | MIT News · Professor Deb Roy contends there should be someone who is “answerable” for every piece of text in public life, no matter its origins.
  45. 43.Exploring how plants thrive in a changing environmentZach Winn | MIT News · Associate Professor David Des Marais studies how plants interact with their surroundings and adapt over time.
  46. 44.Economists Robert Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 share Nobel PrizePeter Dizikes | MIT News · The MIT alumni are honored for work that illuminates how government policy can spur growth in response to economic downturns.
  47. 45.3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia?Stefanie Koperniak | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society · MIT Statistics and Data Science Center Director Alexander (Sasha) Rakhlin shares important considerations for departments and institutions.
  48. 46.Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twistsJennifer Chu | MIT News · Developed by MIT engineers, this flexible material could be used as a wearable, motion-monitoring “skin” in physical therapy, virtual reality, and gaming.
  49. 47.Using AI to mitigate the growing environmental threat of data centersAdam Zewe | MIT News · By rethinking how large cloud computing systems operate, Associate Professor Christina Delimitrou seeks to make data centers more energy efficient.
  50. 48.Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Janine Liberty | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics · Over two decades at MIT, Hamilton forged new paths in computer science and engineering. Her groundbreaking work included leading the team that programmed the first computers that took humans to the mo
  51. 49.Planning system ensures a robot’s flight path will remain collision-freeAdam Zewe | MIT News · This new method, called “SANDO,” could help disaster-response robots navigate dangerous, unknown environments.
  52. 50.MIT announces the MIT for America initiative, to strengthen STEM education across the countryPeter Dizikes | MIT News · The effort aims to help U.S. learners from kindergarten to community college, with an emphasis on math, making, and the constructive use of AI.
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