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Powering up (and saving) the planet

January/February 2026

As the Institute’s first VP for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang ’00 is marshaling MIT’s expertise to meet the greatest challenge of our age.

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Ken Richardson

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  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Cover

    Powering up (and saving) the planet

    As the Institute’s first VP for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang ’00 is marshaling MIT’s expertise to meet the greatest challenge of our age.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Feature

    Starstruck

    Aomawa Shields ’97 was equally enticed by the prospect of studying stars and the dream of becoming one herself. Today, she draws from her exploration of acting and astronomy to search for life on other planets.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Feature

    Dennis Whyte’s fusion quest

    When the US Department of Energy announced that it would stop funding the tokamak at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Dennis Whyte considered giving up on fusion research. But as this excerpt from the new book “Hope Dies Last” recounts, Whyte instead had a brainstorm—and challenged his students to bring the idea to life.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: President

    Investing in the promise of quantum

    A new presidential initiative called QMIT will advance the development of quantum technologies—and help ensure that they are used for good.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Seen

    Hands-on engineering

    The Huang-Hobbs BioMaker Space lets students build and create with biology and chemistry.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Author

    When a headache is more than just a pain

    Tom Zeller’s new book sheds light on one of the world’s most confounding and agonizing ailments.

  • Categorized in MIT Alumni News: Books

    Recent books from the MIT community

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