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Recent Blog Posts
What not to do at conferences
This year, I ate thirty pastel de natas in Portugal, saw wild baby sea lions in San Diego, and enjoyed excellent views of Mount Rainier from the University of Washington – all while traveling for research conferences. Conferences are some of my favorite grad school activities. However, they can also be exhausting, confusing, intimidating, logistically […]
More than a save-the-world story
This Grad Blog post was made possible by the MIT Graduate Women’s Reading Group, who chose Project Hail Mary as their May book and, in doing so, gave me both a great read and the inspiration to write about it! The book was incredibly entertaining, and right after I finished it, I was curious to […]
To survive the winter, embrace the winter
I am from a hot and humid part of India. When I got into MIT, I was elated, but then the reality of the decision hit me. Could I survive the Boston winters? My first winter was brutal. I had prepared for the cold by investing in a good coat and warm boots, but nothing […]
Recent News
A look back on National Student Parent Month 2026
A look back on National Student Parent Month 2026 Celebrating MIT’s graduate student parents This past September, the Office of Graduate Education celebrated National Student by highlighting four graduate students who are balancing their studies while raising children. Nicholas Maurer and his family moved all the way from Australia so that he could pursue his […]
New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want
“What you see is what you get” is a guiding principle for many software engineers — create programs where the content you’re editing looks the same as the final product. But when you’re using generative artificial intelligence systems to 3D print, say, a mug, you’ll likely get a cup that can’t hold your coffee. Why is […]
The next generation’s guide to the new space economy
On the first day of class 16.445J/STS.468J (Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Mobility Systems), David Mindell, MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics (AeroAstro) and the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, asked his students to take a look at an image of a textbook. The cover featured a bright and […]
