This Hispanic Heritage Month, we spotlight Franklin Chang-Díaz ScD ’77, a retired NASA astronaut who flew an impressive seven space shuttle missions (a record he shares with Jerry Ross). mitsha.re/5jut50KUvFo
MIT economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson share Nobel Prize in economics: Along with James Robinson, the professors are honored for work on the relationship between economic growth and political institutions. mitsha.re/1yu750TKF1s
To stay connected and positive during the start of quarantine, members of @Syncopasian, MIT’s premier East Asian a cappella group, produced a Zoom-themed music video to the song “Boy With Luv” by BTS (feat. Halsey).
Video: Stephanie Tran/@MITstudents
To stay connected and positive during quarantine, members of @syncopasian, MIT’s premier East Asian a cappella group, produced a Zoom-themed music video to the song “Boy With Luv” by BTS (feat. Halsey). mitsha.re/TFwt50zRl4C
Video: Stephanie Tran/@MITstudents
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
A wearable ultrasound scanner, incorporated into a bra, could allow more regular monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer. “With more frequent screening, our goal is to increase the survival rate to up to 98 percent,” says Canan Dagdeviren. mitsha.re/rkzw50PoWUH
Congratulations to MIT alumnus Victor Ambros '75, PhD '79 and former postdoc @gary_ruvkun for winning a Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology! 🏅 @MIT_alumni
