Melissa Nobles has been named as MIT's next chancellor, a senior academic post overseeing student life at the Institute. A political scientist, Nobles has served since 2015 as dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

PhD student Sarah Nyquist is using computational methods to study the composition of breast milk. “A lot is unknown about female reproductive health,” she says. “The idea that I can contribute to that knowledge is really exciting to me.”

Before coming to MIT, Carl Kwaku Dey MBA ’21 wanted to build a school with social impact, and had looked at land in Ghana. Once on campus, he embraced the entrepreneurial culture and moved ahead with his plans, inspiring many classmates to help him.

Imagining the ancient natural world has long intrigued David McGee. His study of the atmosphere’s response to paleoclimate changes has shown “the sensitivity of the Earth’s system: A few degrees of warming or cooling is a really big deal.”

A variety of climate- and sustainability-focused companies with MIT connections have their sights set on achieving global impact.

Ahead of Juneteenth, MIT Sloan lecturer Malia Lazu spoke with the Boston Globe about what Black freedom looks like. “Liberation is a culmination of honoring the past, being healthy in the present and curious about the future,” she said.