Cleaner manufacturing + Tau tangles + Barbies in STEM

A study shows truncated versions of the Tau protein are more likely to form the sticky filaments seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.

MIT researchers highlight the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.

The new faculty are experts in economics, operations research, and statistics.

Graduate student Evan Kramer’s latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers.

MIT researchers co-authored a study showing that the ocean’s color has changed considerably over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible. “All changes are causing an imbalance in the natural organization of ecosystems,” says Senior Research Scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz. “Such imbalance will only get worse over time if our oceans keep heating.”

Anh Vu Sawyer MBA ’20 speaks about what it was like for her to attend MIT Sloan as a 64-year-old student. “The experience of being at MIT showed who I really am,” says Sawyer. “That I can still dream. It opened many opportunities; it opened many doors.”