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MIT HUMANS project breaks down borders, empowering global voices to reach for the stars

The HUMANS nanowafer, an MIT Space Exploration Initiative student-led project, will travel to the ISS this month, and later to the moon, carrying messages in more than 64 languages from over 80 countries. The launch will also carry a special Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit, designed by a team of MIT researchers, including an HST student.

HST Community Awards and Spring Dinner are celebrated

HST students, both current and alumnus, as well as faculty and staff, gathered to celebrate award recipients and the end of a successful school year.

Third annual MIT Research Slam showcase highlights PhD and postdoc communication skills

The 2023 competition featured three-minute talks, including from an HST student, on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging, live competition.

MIT faculty tackle big ideas in a symposium kicking off Inauguration Day

Ahead of the Institute’s presidential inauguration, panelists, including an HST alum and faculty member, describe advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT

A campus summit, including HST and IMES faculty members, with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.