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A new research project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has produced a useful documentation of four hard-to-access multireligious architectural heritage sites in Afghanistan using a combination of digital renderings, satellite imaging, crowdsourced data, and XR technology.  MIT...

Legal challenges from the right to “racial preference” programs in academia are on the rise, with organizations like the Equal Protection Project becoming more involved in the filing of court cases.

MIT student and Brazil native Thomas Bergamaschi spent four years learning how to solve problems as an undergraduate researcher in the Engineering Quantum Systems (EQUS) laboratory.

Jiin Park received project and presentation funding to support his project on the effectiveness of concussion legal regulation in the U.S.

Students Tharindu Malintha and Ke Cao continued Associate Research Professor Andre Seale’s research on how fish tolerate changes in water.

The new Tim the BeaVR app lets individuals place MIT's mascot, Tim the Beaver, anywhere in the world using their phone’s camera and web browser. Developed by MIT undergraduate Daniel Portela, the virtual-reality app was unveiled for MIT Community Day by the MIT.nano Immersion Lab.

The Ways of Seeing project visually documents four sites in Afghanistan of historic architectural interest, using 3D imagery, virtual reality, and hand-drafted renderings.

MIT graduate students Kat Kajderowicz and Shomik Verma, alumni Desmond Edwards and Steven Truong, and Vaibhav Mohanty, an MD-PhD student in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, are among 30 recipients of this year’s Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.

With the support of each other and MIT faculty, students in the MCSC’s Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program are making their impact on real-world climate challenges.

The yearlong MCSC Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program engages MIT undergrads in developing and implementing research projects. The program includes a classroom component combined with experiential learning opportunities and mentorship, all centered on climate and sustainability topics.