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• MIT Professor Uses AI to Improve Data Center Efficiency and Reduce Environmental Impact · MIT associate professor Christina Delimitrou applies machine learning to optimize data center operations and reduce energy waste.
• MIT Concourse Program Combines AI, Humanities, and Leadership Training · MIT's Concourse program uses humanities and debate to teach students to think critically about AI and complex human issues.
• Lincoln Laboratory publishes ongoing AI accelerator hardware survey series · MIT Lincoln Laboratory team tracks AI hardware evolution via long-running benchmark survey.
• Chris Bourg appointed MIT Vice Provost and endowed Libraries Director · MIT names long-serving Libraries Director Chris Bourg to new vice provost role
• MIT launches MIT for America initiative to expand national STEM education · MIT introduces the MIT for America initiative to improve STEM education across the United States.
• MIT Professor Cathy Wu Uses Machine Learning to Optimize Complex Transportation Systems · MIT Associate Professor Cathy Wu applies reinforcement learning to solve complex transportation optimization and policy problems.
• Tech Worker Movement Declines as Leverage Erodes, Authors Argue · Authors Tan and Redwine document the rise and fall of the tech worker labor movement in their new book.
• MIT Launches AI Platform 'Dear Dreamer' to Teach Entrepreneurship to Youth · MIT's Martin Trust Center launches 'Dear Dreamer,' an AI-powered platform to teach entrepreneurship to middle and high school students.
• InstructMesh Tool Repairs AI 3D Models for Functional Printing · New MIT and Google tool InstructMesh allows users to repair and customize AI-generated 3D models for functional printing.
• MIT Transit Lab wins $2.1M Google.org grant for AI public transit platform · MIT Transit Lab receives $2.1M grant to build AI platform unifying public transit agency operations.
• MIT Researchers Develop AI That Defeats Human Stratego Champions · New AI system Ataraxos defeats top human players in the hidden-information game Stratego.
• MIT Professor Warns Chatbots Erode Human Connection and Development · MIT's Sherry Turkle argues in her new book that reliance on chatbots de-skills humans and harms social development.
• MIT Researchers Argue Algorithmic Monoculture Depends on Context · MIT study finds algorithmic monoculture effects vary by domain and algorithm accuracy.
• MIT Researchers Use AI to Create Heat-Stable RNA Vaccines · MIT scientists developed an AI-driven method to stabilize RNA vaccines for room-temperature storage.
• MIT Students Gain Humanist Lens on Tech Innovation in Tulsa · MIT interns at the PKG Center learn to integrate engineering with cultural history in Tulsa.
• MIT Researchers Develop AI Tool to Estimate Suicide Risk from Text · Scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute created an AI tool to identify suicide risk factors in text conversations with crisis counselors.
• MIT Researchers Explore Visual AI for Urban Planning and Privacy Risks · MIT scholars discuss how visual AI transforms urban studies while raising privacy and bias concerns.
• David Siegel appointed MIT Innovation Fellow for 2026-27 academic year · Computer scientist and entrepreneur David Siegel joins MIT as Innovation Fellow to explore AI in scientific discovery.
• Poitras Center launches 50 fellowships for early-career psychiatric researchers · MIT's Poitras Center launches 50 two-year fellowships to support early-career scientists studying psychiatric disorders.
• MIT Reads Reimagined for AI Era with Focus on Fiction · MIT Reads pivots to fiction and memoir to foster human connection amid AI advancements.
• New AI Technique Aligns X-Rays with 3D Scans for Safer Surgeries · MIT researchers developed an AI system that aligns surgical X-rays with 3D scans in seconds to improve minimally invasive procedures.
• MIT Political Scientist Egami Merges AI, Statistics, and Political Science · Takuya Egami combines AI scrutiny and statistical rigor to solve complex political science problems at MIT.
• MIT spinout Atlas turns plastic waste into resilient building materials · Atlas converts plastic waste into durable composites to build homes and infrastructure without water.
• MIT Researchers Develop HardFlow for Safe Generative AI · MIT researchers created HardFlow to enforce safety constraints on generative AI without sacrificing output quality.
• MIT Lincoln Lab AI-GUIDE Device Wins 2026 Technology Transfer Award · MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MGH win award for portable AI-guided vascular access device developed for military and civilian use.
• MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches pilot to help educators teach AI across disciplines · MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches a pilot program to equip educators with interdisciplinary AI teaching materials.
• Former MIT researchers deploy AI and quantum technology at IBM via lab partnership · Three ex-MIT researchers translate academic AI and quantum research to industry roles at IBM.
• MIT and Motional develop CW-Net to predict self-driving car errors · MIT and Motional created CW-Net to help humans anticipate self-driving vehicle mistakes.
• Walter Torous Named Executive Director of MIT Center for Real Estate · Walter Torous leads MIT Center for Real Estate effective July 1, 2026, focusing on AI and finance.
• MIT researcher Ila Kumar advocates community co-designed youth support technology · MIT PhD candidate Ila Kumar builds trauma support tech co-designed with child welfare youth