![Food for thought](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/juana-de-la-o-00.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The CRWN Inaugural Induction Ceremony
The Office of Minority Education’s (OME) newly created women of color initiative called The Creative Regal Women of kNowledge (The CRWN) held its inaugural Induction “Taji” Ceremony on Thursday, November 9, 2023, in the Porter Room of Burton-Conner House. In attendance at this memorial occasion were members of the MIT community represented by key senior […]
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Leveraging language to understand machines
Master’s students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.
![The science and art of complex systems](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MIT-GoshaGeogdzhayeva-01-press_0.jpg)
The science and art of complex systems
Senior and physics major Gosha Geogdzhayev devotes himself to climate modeling and writing poetry.
![Navy officer deepens her engineering and leadership skills at MIT](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Asia_Allison_01.jpg)
Navy officer deepens her engineering and leadership skills at MIT
Through the GradEL program, Lieutenant Asia Allison is developing a deeper understanding of her own background and profile as a leader.
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2.009 gets “Wild!”
Six teams of mechanical engineering students pitched “wild” products during the annual capstone course prototype launch event.
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AI meets climate: MIT Energy and Climate Hack 2023
The Energy and Climate Hack presented opportunities for students and companies to collaborate and develop innovative solutions.