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Alma Jam among 2025 MIT SA+P's Infinite Mile Award winners

Media Lab staff member is one of the recipients of the 2025 SA+P Infinite Mile Award

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How the Aspen Movie Map changed how we think about navigating

Dr. Andrew Lippman talks about the Aspen Movie Map—a classic project from the Architecture Machine Group, which preceded the Media Lab.

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Michael Naimark reflects on the Aspen Movie Map

Media Lab alum Michael Naimark, part of the original team who created the Aspen Movie Map, has written extensively about the project.

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Tangible Media research on front cover of Advanced Science May 2025 issue

E-LIG, laser-enabled method for flexible printed electronics, is on the May 2025 Advanced Science cover

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Alumni reflections—Designing with empathy: Gilberte Houbart’s journey from Media Lab to human-centered innovation

From personalized news to patient care, Gilberte Houbart’s journey shows how tech transforms lives—when it starts with empathy.

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Be Part of Advancing Humans with AI

Join AHA and become part of a community advancing human flourishing with AI. Through your support, we hope to advance awareness and real-wo…

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Professor Joe Paradiso named Academic Head for Program in Media Arts and Sciences

Dean Hashim Sarkis announced that Professor Joe Paradiso has been named Academic Head of MAS, effective July 1.

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“Design a future so beautiful that history itself has to stop to take a breath.” — Dr. Dava Newman inspires 2025 LCAD graduates

Dr. Dava Newman challenged graduates to merge creativity with purpose, science with soul, and design with direction.

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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 4 - Spring 2025

Gastronomy and Beyond (G+B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustain…

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Prof. Deblina Sarkar’s Work on Nanoelectronics-Based Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer Highlighted by ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation

Prof. Sarkar’s nanoelectronic devices are poised to provide potentially life-saving treatment for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)

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Welcoming MARA to the MIT Media Lab Community

We are pleased to welcome MARA, a leading energy technology company advancing the world's energy systems, as a new Member Organization.

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AI & Us: A Series from Dell Technologies featuring expert voices from MIT

Dell Technologies and MIT explore AI’s evolving business impact—offering insights and advice from top industry thought leaders.

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Zero Gravity Flight 2025

Founded in 2016 and now in our ninth year, we set our sights on space. The Space Exploration Initiative has since grown to 5…

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Media Lab researchers awarded grants from MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

Media Lab researchers awarded MGAIC grants for exploring AI decision-making and human-AI musical collaboration.

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MIT Tech Reunions 2025: Keep in touch with the MIT Media Lab

Please take a few minutes to tell us more about you and your experience at the Media Lab.Opt in to receive our monthly Alumni Newsletter—ye…

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MIT team Awarded MIT Portugal Grant for Sustainable Textile Innovation

Svetlana Boriskina, Ikra Shuvo, Duo Xu, Xianglin Ji, and Raul Fangueiro win MIT Portugal grant for sustainable textile research.

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MIT team awarded 2024 J-WAFS seed grant

Dr. Boriskina and PhD student Ikra Shuvo receive J-WAFS grant to develop energy-efficient atmospheric water harvesting technology.

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MIT research team wins Global-X Challenge

Svetlana Boriskina and Ikra Shuvo win Global-X Challenge for smart textiles enabling sensing, protection, and energy harvesting

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Zach Lieberman receives Digital Art Award 2025

Zachary Lieberman receives 2025 Digital Art Award for his pioneering creative coding and innovation in new media art.

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Lara Ozkan - Conformable Decoders Outstanding UROP Student Award 2025

Lara Ozkan, an undergraduate researcher in the Conformable Decoders group, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding UROP …

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Professor Tod Machover named Faculty Director of the MIT Media Lab

Dean Hashim Sarkis announced that Professor Tod Machover has been named Faculty Director of the MIT Media Lab, effective July 1.

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Congratulations to everyone graduating in 2025!

We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next!

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Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy selected for 2025 Karman Fellowship Program

Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy has been named a 2025 Karman Fellow for her leadership in space sustainability and climate innovation.

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Congratulations to Marisol Diaz on being inducted into MIT's Quarter Century Club

Marisol Diaz is a member of the 2025 class of inductees

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Ayah Bdeir receives The Lasting Impact Award from TEI Conference 2025

Ayah Bdeir has received the TEI Conference’s Lasting Impact Award for her 2009 paper “Electronics as Material.”

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Congratulations to Elizabeth Harvey-Forsythe on induction into MIT’s Quarter Century Club

Elizabeth Harvey-Forsythe is a member of 2024 class of inductees

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Congratulations to Deb Roy for being inducted into MIT's Quarter Century Club

Deb Roy is a member of the 2024 class of inductees

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Congratulations to Kevin Davis on being inducted into MIT's Quarter-Century Club

Kevin Davis, director of facilities, joined MIT’s Quarter Century Club as a member of the 2025 class of inductees.

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Creative Coding IDE Workshop

I have been creating experiments with IDEs! Specifically examining the relationship between the creative coder and their IDEs.

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My MIT Media Lab Experience and Advice for Prospective Students

My name is Pat, and I recently completed my PhD at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces group under the mentorship of Professor Pattie Maes…

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2024 Space Architecture Class

 In the Spring of 2024, MIT piloted a new undertaking in interdisciplinary design for space habitats. A Space Architecture design stud…

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Conformable Decoders Featured on NBC Boston for Wearable Breast Cancer Detection Research

NBC Boston spotlights the Conformable Decoders group research in a segment titled “MIT Developing Bra to Detect Breast Cancer," highlightin…

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Andres Rico receives MIT Martin Family Society for Sustainability Fellowship

PhD student Andres Rico selected as a 2024 Martin Fellow for his work on community-based sensing for water management in cities.

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Ana Schon receives Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Award 2025

Master’s student honored with MIT’s Wiesner Award for her work creating immersive, tech-driven musical experiences.

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Zero Robotics Registration Open for 2025 Middle School Competition

Zero Robotics Invites Teams to Register for the 2025 Middle School Coding Competition with the NASA Astrobee Robots on the International Sp…

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2025 Virtual Workshop Series

Stay tuned for updates to our Summer Schedule!

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FRONTLINE Launches Youth Civic Voices Initiative

A new collab with the MIT Center for Constructive Communication empowers young people to shape the future of journalism and civic dialogue

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Zach Lieberman wins 2025 MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award

Professor Zach Lieberman, head of the Media Lab's Future Sketches research group, has been selected as a 2025 winner of this award.

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Deviation Game (Outdraw.AI) wins Most Creative App | Gemini API Developer Competition

Deviation Game (formerly titled Outdraw.AI), co-developed by Fluid Interfaces researcher Kye Shimizu, was a winning entry.

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Dava Newman named Margret & H.A. Rey Curiosity Award Recipient 2025

On April 22, 2025 at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA, Dava Newman was named the Margret & H.A. Rey Curiosity Award recipient

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Dava Newman receives Prevent Cancer Foundation Visionary Award on behalf of Media Lab's Women's Health Program

The Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé Visionary Award recognizes the MIT Media Lab's groundbreaking research in advancing women's health.

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Gaze to the Stars in the news

A selection of recent press coverage on the Critical Matter research group's newest project , Gaze to the Stars.

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Gen AI for Design Workshop awarded Design Event Fund (MIT MAD)

This workshop has been awarded the Design Event Fund by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD)

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Alaa Algargoosh named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

The 2025 class of Senior Members is comprised of 162 emerging inventors from NAI’s Member Institutions.

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Canan Dagdeviren receives Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising

The Frank E. Perkins Award is presented to a faculty member from each school at MIT.

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Samantha Gutierrez-Arango receives Fundación Mario Santo Domingo 2025 Fellowship

The awarded fellowship is for a nine-month period starting September 1, 2025.

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Arianna Huffington speaks at inaugural AHA Symposium

Arianna Huffington spoke at the inaugural AHA Symposium, during the opening panel: "What does it mean to flourish in the age of AI?"

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Amanda Nguyen carries MIT research projects into orbit

When Amanda Nguyen embarks on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Mission NS-31 next week, she will carry MIT research into orbit with her.

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Dava Newman named co-chair of WEF Global Future Council on Space Technologies 2025-2026

Newman joins Masami Onoda from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency as co-chair of this World Economic Forum Council on Space

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Alum Karl Sims reflects on his animated walking stick creatures from 1987

Karl Sims has spent his career exploring the boundaries of computer animation.

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Professor Dava Newman will step down as director of the MIT Media Lab

Dean Hashim Sarkis announced that Professor Dava Newman will step down as director of the MIT Media Lab after four transformative years.

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Avani Ahuja of Conformable Decoders Awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarship for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

The Goldwater Foundation financially supports undergraduates who intend to pursue research careers in engineering, science, and medicine.

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Conformable Decoders Featured on WCVB Chronicle

We are excited to share that our Conformable Decoders research group was recently featured on WCVB Channel 5's "Chronicle." The segment hig…

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Cathy Fang selected as an Apple Scholar

The Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD fellowship program has supported more than 100 emerging leaders in computer science and engineering.

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Cynthia Breazeal named 2024 AAAS Fellow

She is recognized for her distinguished contributions in the field of artificial intelligence education.