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MIT Media Lab welcomes NEC as a new member to advance human-centered AI, innovation, and real-world impact.

Tod Machover will receive the George Peabody Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins.

Canan Dagdeviren is inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows for her pioneering work in wearable ultrasound technologies.

MIT researchers develop electrically driven artificial muscle fiber for soft robotics and prosthetics: compact, powerful, efficient systems

Update: April 6, 2026 We're proud to announce that WHx is now a program of MIT HEALS, the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative. This connection reflects a shared commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research and technologies that address critical gaps in women’s health across the lifespan. It supports bold research, life-centered innovation, data sharing, and inspired education that im…

Jessica Rosenworcel discusses how MIT Media Lab and WHx are exploring new technologies to close long-standing gaps in women’s health. At the MIT Media Lab, Jessica Rosenworcel is focused on how emerging technologies can improve access, diagnosis, and outcomes in women’s health. She pointed to long-standing inequities in research and care, noting that women have historically been underrepresented …

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Exploring how technology, research, and collaboration can improve health outcomes for women worldwide. Today we take a moment to recognize International Women’s Day, celebrating the achievements of women around the world while also acknowledging the work still needed to advance gender equality—especially in critical areas like women’s health. International Women’s Day (March 8) celebrates the ach…

A year of momentum at the MIT Media Lab—advancing research, expanding community, and marking four decades of interdisciplinary invention. This 2025 Impact Report captures a year in which the MIT Media Lab strengthened our foundations while expanding our reach. Across research, education, and global engagement, the Lab advanced interdisciplinary work, launched new research groups and programs, and…

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Camera Culture research captures light in motion using single-pixel, trillion-frame-per-second imaging In What If You Keep Slowing Down?, science and engineering YouTube channel Veritasium examines what emerges when cameras are pushed far beyond the limits of conventional slow motion — revealing physical processes that unfold at timescales humans cannot directly perceive. The MIT Media Lab is fea…

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MIT Media Lab’s Visiting Professor and WHx Honorary Chair recognized for global leadership in women’s health and cancer research At the 2025 Marie Curie Legacy Dinner in New York City, Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D. (ret.), a leading US health expert and global advocate for cancer prevention, was awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Legacy Medal by Institut Curie. The event, hosted at the Con…

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