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A man in a blue blazer and glasses stands with hands in pockets beside a row of tall stone columns in a classical campus corridor.

MIT-led team receives funding to pursue new treatments for metabolic disease

MIT and New York University scientists are partnering in a project to develop ingestible mRNA and electroceutical devices for treating diabetes and obesity.

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View from a covered pier of the East River on a gray rainy day, with the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge visible through the mist.

New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate

MIT scientists developed a model to predict compound hurricane flooding in coastal cities, using Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York as a test case.

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Managing traffic in space

MIT professor and Yonkers native Richard Linares is developing solutions to ensure the safety and sustainability of satellites in increasingly crowded orbits.

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Implantable microphone could lead to fully internal cochlear implants

MIT and Columbia University researchers developed a sensor that attaches to the eardrum and performs as well as commercial hearing aid microphones.

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A long-exposure street scene in lower Manhattan with motion-blurred pedestrians crossing a busy intersection, red brick buildings, and One World Trade Center visible in the background.

I’m walking here! A new model maps foot traffic in New York City

MIT researchers developed a model to map foot traffic in New York City, offering new insights into urban movement patterns.

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A diverse group of older adults sits around a round table in a bright common room, sharing snacks and conversation while a caregiver in scrubs stands nearby.

Study: Immigrants help address the US eldercare shortage

Researchers at MIT and the University of Rochester found that immigrants play a vital role in addressing the eldercare workforce shortage in the United States.

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Insights into political outsiders

MIT political scientist Ariel White, who grew up near Rochester, researches how incarceration suppresses voting, finding that even short jail terms reduce turnout.

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Giving buildings an “MRI” to make them more energy-efficient and resilient

MIT-rooted Lamarr.AI is a Syracuse startup that uses drones, thermal imaging, and AI to give buildings a diagnostic "MRI," identifying energy waste and retrofits.

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Albany, New York skyline at sunset featuring the Empire State Plaza's modernist towers and the distinctive egg-shaped performing arts center.

MIT works with New York employers 

MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in New York:

  • Amazon
  • American Industrial Partners
  • Bain
  • BCG
  • City College of New York
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell Tech
  • Cornell University
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • IBM
  • JLL
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Kensho Technologies
  • Mastercard
  • McKinsey
  • New York City Economic Development Corporation
  • New York University
  • Rockefeller University
  • S&P Global
  • Stony Brook University
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of Rochester
  • US Air Force
  • US Coast Guard
  • US Army
  • US Navy
  • Verizon
  • Walmart
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MIT alumni make a difference in New York

New York organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include Columbia University; Fashion Institute of Technology; BuzzFeed; Roivant Social Ventures; Tyndall Management; Two Sigma; US Summit Company; BlackRock; Sydney Connections; Westchester Medical Center; and Global Payments, Inc.