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Seven MIT affiliates elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2026
Professor Michael Yaffe and six MIT alumni are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
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Making machines that can listen
Professor Paris Smaragdis develops computers with superhuman hearing for applications like speech recognition, music understanding, and environmental monitoring.
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Fadi Asla delivers inaugural History of Now postdoctoral lecture
MIT History postdoctoral associate traces how imprisonment under the British Mandate, 1920–1948, shaped Palestinian national identity.
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J-PAL North America launches Homelessness Evaluation Resource Hub to drive evidence-informed approaches to housing stability
The hub serves as a free, online repository of essential content for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers seeking to leverage rigorous research to inform their approaches to homelessness.
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Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT
During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do now.”
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In the media
Berkeley professor stops grading homework over AI—How teachers are adapting
Newsweek
Would all-party ‘jungle primaries’ boost competition? It’s mixed.
GBH
Weaponizing IQ: Who gets to be smart?
NPR
What's behind the early voting surge? It's more than voter enthusiasm, expert says
NPR
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