Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers
When Tomás Vega SM ’19 was 5 years old, he began to stutter. The experience gave him an appreciation for the adversity that can come with a disability. It also showed him the power of technology. “A keyboard and a mouse were outlets,” Vega says. “They allowed me to be...
A technique for more effective multipurpose robots
Let’s say you want to train a robot so it understands how to use tools and can then quickly learn to make repairs around your house with a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver. To do that, you would need an enormous amount of data demonstrating tool use. Existing robotic...
Secretary Cardona Outlines Steps to Modernizing the Office of Federal Student Aid
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following message was posted today on the Education Department's Homeroom blog. In a letter sent to all staff today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlined comprehensive steps the Department is taking to improve Federal Student Aid...
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Investigation of Discrimination Against Native American Students in Rapid City Area Schools, South Dakota
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that the Rapid City Area Schools district in South Dakota has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when imposing school...
Looking for a specific action in a video? This AI-based method can find it for you
The internet is awash in instructional videos that can teach curious viewers everything from cooking the perfect pancake to performing a life-saving Heimlich maneuver. But pinpointing when and where a particular action happens in a long video can be tedious. To...
Controlled diffusion model can change material properties in images
Researchers from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Google Research may have just performed digital sorcery — in the form of a diffusion model that can change the material properties of objects in images. Dubbed Alchemist, the...
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in STEM
“We need more female power in STEM, so please join us!” At the start of each school year, this is my rallying call as I visit all the 9th-grade math classes in my high school to recruit students for our Computer Science (CS) pathway program. As a lifelong STEM...
U.S. Department of Education Processes More Than 10 Million Better FAFSA Forms
65+ Organizations Funded through Student Support Strategy to Drive FAFSA Completion
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
The School of Engineering welcomes 15 new faculty members across six of its academic departments. This new cohort of faculty members, who have either recently started their roles at MIT or will start within the next year, conduct research across a diverse range of...
A community collaboration for progress
While decades of discriminatory policies and practices continue to fuel the affordable housing crisis in the United States, less than three miles from the MIT campus exists a beacon of innovation and community empowerment. “We are very proud to continue MIT's...