From reuse and recycling to new carbon markets, events during Earth Month at MIT spanned an astonishing range of ideas and approaches to tackling the climate crisis. Here are six ways the MIT community is making a difference on climate right now.

“I know people don’t always think of city government as the place to go for the best talent,” says Tiffany Chu ’10, chief of staff to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “But I think we’ve overcome a lot of that, and have built a truly world-class leadership team.”

A new model can identify all the pixels in an image that represent a given material. This could be used in computer vision to help robots interact with physical objects. “Knowing what material you are interacting with is often quite important,” says Prafull Sharma.

Via @MITstudents on Twitter: “Getting ready for the big day! Setting up the tents in Killian Court for Commencement 2023.”

An accomplished vocalist, senior Ananya Gurumurthy has found her voice through performing and using her data analytics skills to work for social justice. “Numbers matter, and when people bear witness to them, they are pushed to take action in meaningful ways,” she says.

With winches, spinners, and telescoping contraptions, robots went head to head in a student competition inspired by “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”