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July 9, 2025
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Hooked on Photonics
Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers. The PhD student in EECS says the ability to work on projects with real-world impact “is primarily what drew me to MIT.”
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From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups
MIT Proto Ventures is publishing a venture studio playbook to catalyze innovation at research institutions.
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Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants
The findings could enable new ways to increase plants’ resilience to UV stress and enhance seedling growth.
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Meet the new faculty members joining MIT Sloan in 2025
The new MIT Sloan faculty members are experts in data privacy, global economics, management, and consumer attention.
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Professor Emeritus Barry Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, dies at 87
Widely known for his Synthetic Performer, Csound language, and work on the MPEG-4 standard, Vercoe positioned MIT as a hub for music technology.
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Accelerating scientific discovery with AI
FutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.
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In the Media
The environmental impacts of generative AI // FOX 13 
Noman Bashir, a fellow with MIT’s Climate and Sustainability Consortium, discusses the environmental impacts of generative artificial intelligence, and the benefits and challenges posed by the increasing use of AI tools. Bashir emphasizes that the use of generative AI should be “very judicious, not a blind application of AI for all applications.”
Meet Your MIT Neighbor
Name: Jay Stotsky
MIT affiliation: Systems and data analyst at Lincoln Laboratory
What you work on: A mix of data analysis, mathematical modeling, and creating graphics and presentations. I currently am working on a fairly broad range of projects ranging from analyzing the performance of radar systems to modeling economic changes in critical industries.
Why the laboratory is a good fit: I really enjoy the mix of projects that I am involved in at the laboratory and appreciate the opportunity to explore some very interesting data sets.
Favorite activities and interests outside of work: I have played piano for more than 25 years. I grew up playing classical piano, but now play a mix of classical and tango music. I got into bird-watching a few years ago. It is incredible how many species of birds there are in the U.S., even just locally. I am up to about 150 different species of birds that I have seen.
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