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Spotlight: Jul 7, 2023

PhD student Will Sussman studies wireless networks while fostering community networks through MIT Hillel. “I think it’s important to demonstrate Jewish culture at a time when antisemitism is on the rise,” he says.

Jul 7, 2023

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