Members of the MIT community gathered last week for a social to welcome the Institute’s new chancellor, Melissa Nobles. “It was wonderful to catch up with so many members of our community at the celebration,” Nobles says. 

Via @sustainablemit on Instagram: “Scenes from a sustainable MIT: The Annual Bike Auction offers a second life to abandoned and used bikes. Proceeds from the circular economy event go on to support campus bike programs”

Carlo Ratti wrote in the Los Angeles Times on a Finnish effort to move toward green energy: “Helsinki and its Energy Challenge hold lessons for the rest of the world. The first is that climate efforts must balance competition with collaboration.”

From farmers to supply chains, Karen Zheng tackles operations issues from around the globe. “I want to know how I can model a problem correctly and shape my research to capture what is happening in the real world,” she says.

Cardiologist Demilade Adedinsewo is using her MIT Professional Education experience to integrate AI into care at the Mayo Clinic. “It was great to get different perspectives from course participants who deploy AI in other industries,” she says.

A new fiber can be made into clothing that senses how much it is stretched or compressed, and then responds with vibration or other signals. Such garments could help train singers or athletes to control their breathing, Media Lab researchers say.