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February 15, 2024
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Balancing the Heart
Drawing of a human heart shows a cable with a hook-shaped device inside the heart. Arrows showing movement of the heart.
A new test could predict how patients will respond to a mechanical pump after a heart attack. This could help doctors prevent the heart’s right and left ventricles from becoming imbalanced, a dangerous condition affecting many patients who experience cardiogenic shock.
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Using AI to discover stiff and tough microstructures
An innovative AI system from MIT CSAIL melds simulations and physical testing to forge materials with newfound durability and flexibility for diverse engineering uses.
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Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT’s inaugural chief innovation and strategy officer
While continuing to serve as dean of engineering, Chandrakasan will play a pivotal role in advancing President Kornbluth’s priorities.
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Pat McAtamney: Empowering student-led engineering teams
The MIT Edgerton Center technical instructor’s expertise and dedication enriches the student experience.
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#ThisisMIT
Two students wear furry ear headbands while posing for portrait with workshop in background. Text via @‌mitedgertoncenter: Students highly enjoyed making their own furry animal ear headbands in this IAP class!
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In the Media
Researcher details ultrasound “sticker” research // AuntMinnie.com
Professor Xuanhe Zhao discusses his work developing an ultrasound sticker that can measure the stiffness of internal organs and could one day be used for early detection and diagnosis of disease. “Due to the huge potential of measuring the rigidity of deep internal organs, we believe we can use this to monitor organ health,” Zhao explains. 
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Arts on Display
At top, half a dozen artworks on easels in MIT Lobby 10, in front of glass walls that show a sunny sky. At bottom, a 24-panel quilt with many figures and sayings such as “MLK,” Martin Luther King’s silhouette, and “I have a dream.”
The winners of the 2024 MLK Art Contest are on display in Lobby 10 during business hours this week. Entrants were asked to draw their inspiration from a saying by the late Martin Luther King Jr.: “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character; that is the goal of true education.” The winning projects are “Martin to Maslow” by undergraduate student Kortni Foreman; “The girl with an armor of knowledge” by staff member Andrea Salas; and “Miss Education” by undergraduate student Akua Yeboah. Also on display is the MLK 50th Anniversary Quilt, which was developed by many hands in the MIT community.
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