Cathy Fang spoke with CBS News about her research studying the effects of AI chatbots on people’s emotional well-being. “Overall, we found that extended use is correlated with more negative outcomes,” she said.

Technology developed by mechanical engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves. With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.

“I study household financial decision-making,” says MIT Sloan’s Christopher Palmer. “Both how households make decisions and how those decisions are influenced by external factors. That covers a lot of things.”

The women's swimming and diving team won the NCAA Division III National Championship, its first national championship. MIT entered ranked as the top team in the country and came away with three individual national titles and four relay titles.

Campus came alive with artistic energy earlier this month as Artfinity — the Institute's new festival celebrating creativity and community — took over multiple venues with interactive experiences, exhibitions, and performances.

Engineers have developed a way to deliver long-lasting drugs with less pain: By injecting them as a suspension of tiny crystals, “we can have very controlled, sustained delivery, likely for multiple months and even years,” says Giovanni Traverso.