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2,050-year-old Roman tomb offers insights on ancient concrete resilience
2,050-year-old Roman tomb offers insights on ancient concrete resilience

New research on ancient Roman concrete inspires durable and sustainable modern constructions.

From triathlons to aerospace, Caitlin Braun MBA ’21, SM ’21 pursues passions for leadership and manufacturing
From triathlons to aerospace, Caitlin Braun MBA ’21, SM ’21 pursues passions for leadership and manufacturing

The LGO alumna is working toward transforming American manufacturing and elevating her company’s people and processes.

Seven from MIT receive National Institutes of Health awards for 2021
Seven from MIT receive National Institutes of Health awards for 2021

Awards support high-risk, high-reward biomedical and behavioral research.

3 Questions: Kalyan Veeramachaneni on hurdles preventing fully automated machine learning
3 Questions: Kalyan Veeramachaneni on hurdles preventing fully automated machine learning

Researchers hope more user-friendly machine-learning systems will enable nonexperts to analyze big data — but can such systems ever be completely autonomous?

School of Engineering third quarter 2021 awards
School of Engineering third quarter 2021 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.

Artificial intelligence is smart, but does it play well with others?
Artificial intelligence is smart, but does it play well with others?

Humans find AI to be a frustrating teammate when playing a cooperative game together, posing challenges for "teaming intelligence," study shows.

Ana Pantelic appointed executive director of MIT D-Lab
Ana Pantelic appointed executive director of MIT D-Lab

An international development practitioner, academic researcher, and social entrepreneur, Pantelic will help guide D-Lab into its third decade.

Budding coders create apps aimed at real-world impact
Budding coders create apps aimed at real-world impact

MIT App Inventor’s “Appathon” joins programmers from around the world to imagine a better future and start building it one app at a time.

MIT brings Campaign for a Better World to a successful finish
MIT brings Campaign for a Better World to a successful finish

The effort raised more than $6 billion to spark innovation on global challenges.

3 Questions: Paula Hammond and Tim Jamison on graduate student advising and mentoring
3 Questions: Paula Hammond and Tim Jamison on graduate student advising and mentoring

Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring discuss the committee’s task of advising the Institute on policies and programs that support both students and faculty.

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