“I realized that I could raise very interesting questions at the intersection of astronomy and political science,” says Fredlund. Through undergraduate projects at MIT and at institutions such as NASA, Fredlund has been focused on the ways governments are shaping …
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Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.
Read more at: https://news.mit.edu/2023/qs-ranks-mit-1-university-23-24-0627
MIT News Office | March 22, 2023
QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2023, the organization announced today.
The Institute received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject …
MIT alumni-founded Overjet analyzes and annotates dental X-rays to help dentists offer more comprehensive care.
By Zach Winn | June 24, 2022
Wardah Inam SM ’13, PhD ’16 is the co-founder of Overjet, a company using artificial intelligence to analyze and …
A machine-learning method imagines what a sentence visually looks like, to situate and ground its semantics in the real world, improving translation, like humans can. Read more on MIT News.
Senior Stacy Godfreey-Igwe seeks to make marginalized communities more visible in the fight against climate change.
Read the full article on MIT News.
Senior Max Williamson uses his background in computer science to tackle public policy issues in his home state and on a global scale.
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Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science| Publication Date: October 29, 2021
Now in its 19th year, the WTP brings high school students with little STEM experience to Cambridge for an immersive, four-week exploration of all things engineering. Read …
Senior Brian Williams has used bioengineering as a launchpad to combat racism in public health — and he doesn’t want to stop there.
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In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced a simple chart to illustrate how measures like mask wearing and social distancing could “flatten the curve” and reduce the peak of infections.
The …
