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MIT students from Pennsylvania in the last 10 years

3,135

MIT alumni in Pennsylvania

36,436

MITx learners in Pennsylvania

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Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

MIT and University of Pennsylvania mathematicians developed a method to find hidden biases, personalities, and moods inside large language models.

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Nicole McGaa: Ensuring safe travels in space

At MIT, Pittsburgh native Nicole McGaa ’24 researched bioastronautics, including a spacesuit designed to prevent muscle and bone loss.

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Job connectivity improves resiliency in US cities, study finds

MIT and University of Pittsburgh researchers showed that cities with more interconnected job markets recover faster from economic shocks.

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Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health

MIT anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas, a western Pennsylvania native, is studying how energy extraction harms chronic health and mental health in her home state.

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Study: Immigrants in the US are more likely to start firms, create jobs

A study from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania found that immigrants are 80 percent more likely than native-born Americans to start businesses.

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Using sound to model the world

MIT and Carnegie Mellon University developed a machine-learning model that captures how sound propagates through 3D spaces.

Michael Howland gives wind energy a lift

MIT professor Michael Howland, a native of suburban Philadelphia, is working to get more electricity out of renewable energy systems.

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A safer way to deploy bacteria as environmental sensors

MIT and University of Pennsylvania engineers developed a safer way to deploy bacterial sensors in the environment by encasing them in tough hydrogel shells.

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MIT works with Pennsylvania employers

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

Amazon
Carnegie Mellon University
Comcast
DuPont
GE Vernova
Lehigh University
Morgan Lewis
Penn State University
Philadelphia 76ers
SAP
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
US Army
US Navy
Vanguard
Walmart

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MIT alumni make a difference in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include the Philadelphia 76ers; Lumina Advisory Services; Creation Technologies; Temple University; the University of Pennsylvania; and Trainwell.

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