The human liver has amazing regenerative capabilities: Even if 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a new liver within months. By tracing liver regrowth, engineers hope to harness these abilities to help treat chronic disease.
Chelsi Cocking combines her love of computer science and design in her research and outreach at the Media Lab. She hopes that eventually through her work, “people will see coding as a tool for creation and expression without feeling intimidated.”
Via @pomme.de.pinn on Instagram: “Jacques Lipchitz’s first life-size sculpture, Bather, represents a nude figure standing in a relaxed pose with fabric draped behind their back.”
Overjet, co-founded by Wardah Inam SM ’13, PhD ’16, uses AI to take the subjectivity out of dental X-ray analysis and improve patient care. “It’s about moving toward more precision medicine where we have the right treatments at the right time,” she says.
Via @mitathletics on Twitter: “Three members of the @MITTFXC men’s team have been named as @CoSIDAnews Academic All-America! Congrats to Finn, Kenneth and Matthew! The Engineers end the year with a record 27 AAA’s and now have 385 all-time honorees!”
LCAU researchers are exploring how communities can weather relocation due to climate change. “Climate adaptation can either exacerbate existing inequalities or provide new opportunities for more equitable transformations,” Janelle Knox-Hayes says.
The MIT Engineers won 11 NEWMAC championships this year, with some teams advancing deep into NCAA tournaments. These strong performances placed MIT fourth in the 2022 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, its second-highest finish ever.