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MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026
Six MIT faculty, along with 10 additional alumni, are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences.
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MIT science writing students collaborate with The Associated Press
Students developed and pitched local climate stories, then worked with visual journalists from the AP over an intensive four-day weekend.
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Some democracies are struggling to ensure safe drinking water
Countries with developing economies provide at least some public water, but safety may lag because it’s less visible, researchers say.
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SHASS senior Nony Otu Ugwu receives Outstanding UROP Student Award
The annual award recognizes students for their exceptional contributions as undergraduate researchers.
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Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?
A new study of the postwar U.S. shows which kinds of workers historically filled new tech-enabled jobs.
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In the media
Supreme Court gives Trump win in mail ballot dispute, but the fight continues
USA Today
Flawed audit did not find 228,000 invalid Mamdani votes
Reuters
Dry texting: The meaning behind teens’ short texts
Boston 25 News
Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu says AI and liberal democracy share the same crisis: ‘there is a tendency to escalate everything’
Fortune
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