The OneMIT Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 27 at 10:00 a.m. on Killian Court, located off Memorial Drive. This year’s guest speaker is MIT alumna Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and former finance minister of Nigeria. An expert in global finance, economics, and international development, Okonjo-Iweala…
Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Getty Images It is compulsory for Australians to vote on election day – and many will queue for a customary sausage in bread On 3 May Australians will head to the polls to vote in their first federal election since 2022. The results will determine who the next prime minister…
Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered three-dimensional (3D) geometries at the micro- and nanoscale, these architected materials achieve unique mechanical and physical properties with capabilities beyond those of conventional materials — and have emerged over the past decade as a promising way to engineering challenges where all…
If your last name is McLoughlin, a unique opportunity awaits you on a remote island in Ireland. The McLoughlin’s Bar, located on Achill Island, was first established in 1870. The same family has run the 155-year-old pub for four generations, and its current owner, Joseph “Josie” McLoughlin and his partner, Jackie, are officially retiring. Now…
Lululemon store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., on July 15, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Lululemon beat Wall Street expectations for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue, but issued 2025 guidance that disappointed analysts. Shares of the apparel company fell about 6% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did compared with…
A 60-year-old woman has been charged as part of an investigation into the alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann’s family. Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, has been charged with one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year, Leicestershire police said. She will appear at Leicester magistrates…
The OneMIT Commencement Ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 1 at 3:00 P.M. on Killian Court, located off Memorial Drive. This year’s guest speaker is Mark Rober. Rober, a NASA engineer-turned-internet celebrity, hosts a YouTube channel that celebrates problem-solving, determination, and the joy of learning. Rober’s videos combine scientific exploration with entertainment and focus…
Store-bought ricotta can’t hold a candle to creamy, rich homemade cheese. On top of being delicious, homemade cheese is as easy as heating up some milk and doesn’t require any special equipment besides a thermometer. Draining the curds in cheese cloth is optional — a thin T-shirt or dish towel works just as well. You…
To address some of society’s most pressing health challenges, MIT President Sally Kornbluth is launching the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative, a new effort aimed at harnessing the collective power of researchers from fields such as engineering, science, AI, economics, business, policy, design, and the humanities to develop high-impact health solutions. By catalyzing collaborations…
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday announced that viral use of ChatGPT’s new image-generation AI, introduced earlier this week, is…
