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Thirty-four community members receive 2023 MIT Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
July 10, 2023

Thirty-four community members receive 2023 MIT Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service

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Stacie Slotnick | MIT Human Resources
Prestigious awards recognize community support of MIT’s goals, values, and mission.
Magnetic robots walk, crawl, and swim
July 7, 2023

Magnetic robots walk, crawl, and swim

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.
When computer vision works more like a brain, it sees more like people do
June 30, 2023

When computer vision works more like a brain, it sees more like people do

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Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.
Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome
June 28, 2023

Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome

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Leah Eisenstadt | McGovern Institute for Brain Research | Broad Institute
The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.
Uncovering the invisible pressures shaping language
June 27, 2023

Uncovering the invisible pressures shaping language

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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Sihan Chen, a PhD student in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, studies the social and environmental factors that shape the development of languages.
Without a key extracellular protein, neuronal axons break and synaptic connections fall apart
June 23, 2023

Without a key extracellular protein, neuronal axons break and synaptic connections fall apart

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Scientists find a protein common to flies and people is essential for supporting the structure of axons that neurons project to make circuit connections.
Unraveling connections between the brain and gut
June 22, 2023

Unraveling connections between the brain and gut

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease
June 21, 2023

Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease

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Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
Envisioning the future of computing
June 16, 2023

Envisioning the future of computing

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Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
MIT students share ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in a competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
June 8, 2023

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

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Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
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