MIT Alumni News Magazine

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  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

  January/February 2026
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  Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education

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