CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Body of knowledge A new MIT class explores the pedagogical possibilities of dance. By Nicole Estvanik Taylor, Arts at MIT Inside MIT's Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, on the springy blue mat of the gymnastics room, an unconventional anatomy lesson unfolded during an October meeting of class STS.024/CMS.524 (Thinking on Your Feet: Dance as a Learning Science). Supported by a gr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * Engineers turn the body's goo into new glue They combined a blend of slimy and sticky proteins to produce a fast-acting, bacteria-blocking, waterproof adhesive for use in biomedical applications. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine molluscs cluster atop rocks and along the bottoms of ships, an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * Mixing beats, history, and technology Students in a unique MIT course taught by research scientist, DJ, and game designer Philip Tan explore DJ'ing and tech culture with a hands-on approach. By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences In a classroom on the third floor of the MIT Media Lab, it's quiet; the disc jockey is setting up. At the e  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Viewing the universe through ripples in space Physicist Salvatore Vitale is looking for new sources of gravitational waves, to reach beyond what we can learn about the universe through light alone. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News In early September 2015, Salvatore Vitale, who was then a research scientist at MIT, stopped home in Italy for a quick visit with his parents after attending a  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * MITRE's Christina Liaghati Named a 2025 Fed100 Honoree Liaghati Drives Cross-Government and Industry Capabilities to Defend Against AI Security Threats. McLean, Va., February. 17, 2025 - GovExec named Christina Liaghati, Ph.D., an AI expert and department manager at MITRE, to the 2025 Federal 100, an elite group   more