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MIT in the media: 2025 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Civil and environmental engineering Computer modeling Department of Energy (DoE) Energy Graduate, postdoctoral Nuclear power and reactors Nuclear science and engineering Nuclear security and policy Profile School of Engineering Students

Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy

Nuclear waste continues to be a bottleneck in the widespread use of nuclear energy, so doctoral student Dauren Sarsenbayev is developing models to address the problem.

Artificial Intelligence Center for International Studies Classes and programs Collaboration Data Environment Europe Food Global Industry International initiatives Internships machine learning Mechanical engineering MISTI MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Sea Grant Oceanography and ocean engineering Robotics School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences sensors Software Students UAV Undergraduate Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Water

MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

AquaCulture Shock program, in collaboration with MIT-Scandinavia MISTI, offers international internships for AI and autonomy in aquaculture

Artificial Intelligence Graduate, postdoctoral Labor and jobs MIT Sloan School of Management Profile Students Technology and society

Exploring how AI will shape the future of work

For PhD student Benjamin Manning, the future of work means grasping AI’s role on our behalf while transforming and accelerating social scientific discovery.

Artificial Intelligence Batteries Carbon dioxide chemistry Cleaner industry Climate change Collaboration DMSE Electric grid Energy Energy storage Faculty Government Infrastructure Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Mechanical engineering MIT Energy Initiative Policy Renewable energy School of Engineering School of Science Special events and guest speakers Startups Students Sustainability The Engine Transportation

MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Classes and programs Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology Data Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Graduate, postdoctoral Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Research School of Engineering Students

Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking

MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.

Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) Algorithms Animals Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology computer-vision Data Ecology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Environment Graduate, postdoctoral Interview machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing National Science Foundation (NSF) Pollution Research School of Engineering Students Sustainability

3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems

MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.

Artificial Intelligence Community Computer science and technology DMSE Energy Energy efficiency Graduate, postdoctoral Nuclear science and engineering Profile Research School of Engineering Science communications Students Sustainability

The brain power behind sustainable AI

PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Brain and cognitive sciences Graduate, postdoctoral Media Lab Mental health MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Music Music and theater arts Neuroscience Profile School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Students Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations

Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.

Artificial Intelligence Business and management Economics Finance Graduate, postdoctoral Labor and jobs National Science Foundation (NSF) Profile School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Statistics Students Technology and society Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

Improving the workplace of the future

Economics doctoral student Whitney Zhang investigates how technologies and organizational decisions shape labor markets.