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Colorful 3D graphic illustration of the insides of a cell, with a spaceship equipped with an dish antenna flying inside it
RESEARCH NEWS

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have designed a miniature antenna that can operate wirelessly inside of a living cell, opening up possibilities in medical diagnostics and treatment and other scientific processes.
13 grad students smile and sit on the steps of Building 10 on Killian Court
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

This year’s incoming cohort of new MIT graduate students enjoyed a warm welcome from the Graduate Student Council, including a picnic and welcome lunch hosted by President L. Rafael Reif.
3 students in hard hats and protective gear examine a wood ramp for a roller coast at East Campus
FEATURED VIDEO

Each fall during Residence Exploration (REX), activities encourage new students to visit MIT’s residence halls. The REX tradition of building a roller coaster “really emphasizes East Campus’s love for engineering and building,” Anhad Sawhney says.
Peter Shor portait with arms crossed and a blurry blackboard in background
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

MIT Professor Peter Shor won a share of the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his contributions to the quantum information field. Alumnus Daniel Spielman PhD ’95 also won the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.
4 members of the MIT Black Women’s Alliance pose with a new BWA bag with a stylized profile on it
#THISISMIT

Via @mit_bwa on Instagram: “It was so nice to see all the beautiful faces at our first GBM this past Sunday! We can’t wait to see everyone at future events”
Gigantic arms of an orange and green ship are about to place the smaller green Patania II in the ocean.
RESEARCH NEWS

How would oceans be impacted by deep-sea mining? The question is gaining urgency as interest in marine minerals grows. Now ocean scientists have gained new insights by measuring the sediment plume stirred up by a deep-sea-mining vehicle.