TB vaccines + nuclear waste + keeping humanity in tech

By rahmat hidayat

Kamis, 06 November 2025

view in browser MIT Daily November 6, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. TB Vaccines There is currently only one vaccine for tuberculosis — the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing more than 1 million people annually — and it was approved over 100 years ago. Now, MIT engineers have found possible targets for a new, more effective TB vaccine. “There’s still a huge TB burden globally,” says Associate Professor Bryan Bryson.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines What should countries do with their nuclear waste? A new study by MIT researchers analyzes different nuclear waste management strategies, with a focus on the radionuclide iodine-129. Full story via MIT News → Astronomical data collection of Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 reveals over 100 different molecules The discovery will help researchers understand how chemicals form and change before stars and planets are born. Full story via MIT News → Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT A presidential initiative, the MIT Human Insight Collaborative is supporting new interdisciplinary initiatives and projects across the Institute. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Follow MIT AeroAstro on LinkedIn→ In the Media How this MIT scientist is rewiring robots to keep the humanity in tech // Forbes Forbes reporter Gemma Allen spotlights Professor Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, and her work bringing “empathy into engineering and proving that responsibility is as radical and as commercially attractive as unguarded innovation.” Says Rus says of her vision for the future of robotics and AI: “With robots, we can amplify strength and precision. With AI, we can amplify cognition, creativity, empathy, and foresight. These tools should help us become better versions of ourselves.” Full story via Forbes→ Scene at MIT Did you spot this giant dino on campus? The Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center’s Vote-a-Saurus made an appearance on Tuesday during Election Day in front of the Stratton Student Center (Building W20). The PKG Center has been encouraging members of the MIT community — including students, faculty, and staff — to register to vote and learn more about voting in national and local elections. Learn more→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by the story of how MIT got its colors. 🩶❤️ Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.pese@blogger.com because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. subscribe update preferences unsubscribe view in browser MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA

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