Conversations at the front line of climate
Novel communications infrastructure from the MIT Civic Design Initiative aims to support communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.
3 Questions: Sheena Vasquez and Christian Loyo on communicating science through poetry
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
SpectrumX collective launches the first NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center
MIT Haystack Observatory will be part of the new radio spectrum management and coordination center.
English Language Studies joins Comparative Media Studies/Writing
The move places all of MIT’s Institute-wide writing and communications instruction under one academic roof.
Social media messages from health care workers help reduce travel-related Covid-19 spread
Large-scale video campaign allowed physicians and public health messengers to encourage staying home over the 2020 holidays.
Study finds physicians are widely effective messengers of Covid-19 information
Results suggest people of all races and political affiliations can be influenced with accurate and clear information conveyed by trusted experts, such as physicians.
Expanding MIT’s global reach in the professional world
Multicultural Bhaskar Pant has brought MIT Professional Education to thousands of students around the world.
Eight Lincoln Laboratory technologies named 2020 R&D 100 Award winners
Several of the winning innovations apply artificial intelligence to solutions for challenges to national security.
Lincoln Laboratory decommissions Lincoln Experimental Satellite–9
After more than 44 years of providing satellite communications, the LES-9 workhorse retires from service with a record of groundbreaking technical achievement.
Ten Lincoln Laboratory technologies earn 2019 R&D 100 Awards
International awards recognize innovations that can have significant impacts on society.
Antenna system developed at Lincoln Laboratory aims to improve wireless communications
In-band full-duplex techniques applied to a phased-array antenna may provide a tenfold speedup in data transmit and receive rates while supporting a rapidly increasing number of wireless devices.
Kirk Kolenbrander to leave MIT after 29 years of service
Longtime MIT vice president will lead development of engineering programs at Southern New Hampshire University.
Advancing undersea optical communications
Lincoln Laboratory researchers are applying narrow-beam laser technology to enable communications between underwater vehicles.
High-quality online video with less rebuffering
CSAIL’s machine-learning system enables smoother streaming that can better adapt to different network conditions.