When Janelle Wellons ’16 isn’t working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she shares her story with kids who might not think of careers in aerospace. “There was never a younger version of me that thought one day I could work for NASA,” she says.

Via @mitstudents on Instagram: “MIT EMS is a student-run volunteer ambulance service that provides emergency medical treatment and transport to MIT’s campus. We also serve the Cambridge and Boston communities through mutual aid.”

MedKnowts is an AI-enhanced system that helps doctors spend less time searching for clinical information and more time treating patients. The project’s premise: “Asking how electronic health records might actually benefit clinicians,” says David Karger.

Sylvester James Gates Jr. ’73, PhD ’77 has often described progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion as occurring at “blazingly glacial” rates. The reknowned theoretical physicist was the featured speaker for this year’s MIT Compton Lecture.

To comply with Covid-19 protocols, a new method of blowing glass was developed for MIT’s W. David Kingery Ceramics and Glass Lab. A year later, the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is back, with 2,000 beautiful works of pumpkin art waiting for new homes.

Via @mitsoftball on Instagram: “The gangs all here!!!! Great week 1 of practice!”