Gripper robot + new black hole imagery + Soros Fellows

The observations will help astronomers pin down the physics of the plasma around black holes.

The fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.

Hanna was chosen to continue building MIT Solve into a global community with lasting impact on the world’s biggest challenges.

The Margaret Cheney Room remains indispensable after nearly 140 years.

A study by MIT researchers examines the financial impact of rising sea levels on the MBTA, finding that “the expected annualized losses to the MBTA system will reach $58 million per year by 2030.” The researchers noted that their results suggest that “absent adaptation schemes, particularly at tunnel ingress locations, coastal flood risk will continue to accelerate, potentially resulting in permanent inundation of underground and low-lying sections of the transit system.”