Twice a year, in January and November, the setting sun aligns perfectly with MIT’s 825-foot-long Infinite Corridor. Planetary scientist Richard Binzel describes MIThenge as “a major cultural moment on campus … when the heavens and MIT seem to align.”

Biobot Analytics, co-founded by Mariana Matus ’18 and Newsha Ghaeli ’17, is using sewage data to map the spread of Covid-19 in communities. “Covid levels in waste water are a leading indicator for new clinical cases,” the Boston Globe writes.

Via @mitadmissions on Instagram: “Views from MacGregor…from Angela ‘24.”

Via @artsatmit on Instagram: “The project Textile System for Experimental Research in Alternative Impact (T-Serai) by the MIT Future Heritage Lab—led by @ACTMIT director + assoc. professor Azra Akšamija—was awarded the $20,000 acknowledgement prize from the @Holcim Awards.”

Neuroscientists have identified a surprising way that babies and toddlers interpret their social world: Interactions that involve exchanging saliva, like kissing or sharing food, signal that two people have a strong relationship and a mutual obligation to help each other.

“Design most definitely involves aspects of both humanities and STEM,” says senior Ibuki Iwasaki. The art and design and computation and cognition major seeks to develop technology that prioritizes how human users think.