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Inaugural Morningside Academy for Design Professorships named



Event Replay: Speculative Climate Design



Merging Design and Computer Science in Creative Ways



Improving breast prostheses for mastectomy patients



Luna: A Moon on Earth



Jack Bolte ’28 Uses Data to Enhance Swimming Performance



John Ochsendorf Named to The Curious 100 List



Shifting Light, Blooming Color



Event replay: Learning from Zurich's Co-ops



Cultivators of Research



Looking deep to see wide and far



Designing for extreme environments



Lessons from the Highlands

Design + Curiosity: Interview with Jessica Banks



Call for Design Curriculum and Class Proposals



Call for Teachers: K–12 Innovation Fellowship



Discovering the freedom and fun of art without rules



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MAD at the Venice Biennale

May 10, 2025

MITdesignX Demo + Pitch Day 2025

May 16, 2025

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Smart textile systems

Advancing computational design and fabrication through metamaterials

Portable Kitchens

AI-Enabled Design of Electroactive Surfaces for Sustainable Cell Culture

Aligning the useful and environmental lifetimes of plastics

Strengthening orthothic and prosthetic care globally

Accessibility of online graphics for blind and low-vision users

Human-AI interaction in generative design

Using AI and Immersive Technologies to Experience the Future Self and Support Sustainable Dietary Choices

Portable Kitchens

Helping Children Engage with Climate Change Through Play

Nature-based solutions for coastal resilience

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Shaping future designers

Using technology to improve life in informal settlements

Deployable Water Desalination System

Advancing computational design and fabrication through metamaterials

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