- In Compton Lecture at MIT, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns of dramatic global decay in cognition, attention spans, and civic life, and urges curbs to tech use.
- MIT Dean of Engineering Paula Hammond keynotes the 52nd MLK Celebration, with a message of resilience and determination.
- MIT faculty join The Curiosity Desk to discuss football, math, Olympic figure skating, AI and the quest to cure ovarian cancer.
- Top stories highlighted the Institute’s leading positions in world and national rankings; new collaboratives tackling manufacturing, generative AI, and quantum; how one professor influenced hundreds of thousands of students around the world; and more.
- MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
- An electrical engineer by training, Su is the chair and CEO of the semiconductor company AMD.
- In a conversation with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Bhattacharya focused on the agency’s policy goals and funding practices.
- A chemical engineer who now serves as executive vice provost, Hammond will succeed Anantha Chandrakasan.
- Panel discussions focused on innovation in many forms of energy, then a tour of campus featured student research.
- At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.