Greetings, and happy end-of-semester to all! For those who are already taking leave for your summer plans, we wish you an enjoyable break. Stay tuned for our MIT Commencement coverage next week!
MIT salutes the Americans who have given their lives in defense of our nation. Air Force ROTC Cadet Morgan Schaefer, a student in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, plays “Taps” in honor of those we’ve lost.
Researchers create a new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping them more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.
Through a speaker series and activities in the Concourse learning community, the project’s leaders aim to promote the value of open discussion on campus.
LIGO is back — and can now spot more colliding black holes than ever // Nature
Professor and MIT School of Science Dean Nergis Mavalvala and postdoc Victoria Xu discuss upgrades made to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors that have significantly increased their sensitivity. “The improvements should allow the facility to pick up signals of colliding black holes every two to three days, compared with once a week or so during its previous run.”
In the latest episode of the Lock The Quill podcast from MIT’s Pappalardo Lab, host Daniel Braunstein chats with President Sally Kornbluth, who discusses her transition from Duke University to MIT, leadership and what she’s learned on her listening tour so far, how her dogs are acclimating to the ’Tute, and why you probably won’t see her driving around campus — or anywhere in the Boston area — anytime soon. Listen to the episode→
