MIT presidential inauguration + planet-eating star + paper cancer test

MIT Weekly May 6, 2023 Greetings! Here’s a roundup of the latest from the MIT community.  Want a daily dose of MIT in your inbox? [Subscribe to the MIT Daily](. Inauguration Day #[Collage of five images: Sally Kornbluth, wearing academic regalia, waves as faculty colleagues pass; Kornbluth hugs a colleague while dozens of seated faculty, all in colorful regalia, clap; closeup of Kornbluth speaking at a podium; wide shot of the audience inside a large tent, clapping; a woman takes a selfie with Kornbluth while others smile next to them]( “As humanity struggles with so many interlocking global crises, it has never needed the people of MIT more than it does now,” President Sally Kornbluth said in her inaugural address Monday. “I hope to inspire you to join us in something important and new.” [Full story via MIT News →]( Top Headlines In a first, astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet Earth will meet a similar fate in 5 billion years. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( With music and merriment, MIT celebrates the inauguration of Sally Kornbluth Thousands packed Killian and Hockfield courts to enjoy student performances, amusement park rides, and food ahead of Inauguration Day. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( MIT faculty tackle big ideas in a symposium kicking off Inauguration Day Panelists described advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( #ThisisMIT #[Instagram video still showing a closeup of Sally Kornbluth singing inside a tent with four MIT students. Text via @‌chorallariesofmit: Tag Time with Dr. Kornbluth!]( [Follow @chorallariesofmit on Instagram→]( In the Media New MIT President Sally Kornbluth // Bloomberg Radio President Sally Kornbluth discusses her goals for her tenure as president of MIT. [Full story via Bloomberg Radio→]( Opinion: How to empower young people to help solve the world’s problems // The Boston Globe Hala Hanna, executive director of MIT Solve, explores how to empower young people to address and solve society’s most pressing challenges. [Full story via The Boston Globe →]( Chasing carbon zero // NOVA Professor Yet-Ming Chiang discusses his research aimed at closing gaps in renewable energy availability when there’s no sun or wind. [Full story via NOVA→]( Pill that zaps stomach cells could treat nausea and lack of appetite // New Scientist MIT researchers have developed a non-invasive capsule the size of a raisin that electrically stimulates stomach cells, and could one day be used to “treat nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite in people with eating disorders, or those receiving treatments for cancer.” [Full story via New Scientist→]( Watch This #[Veritcal video still from MIT. On a courtyard in front of a cement building on a cloudy day, a child hands one of two jugglers a pin. The second juggler stands on the shoulders of the first. A crowd watches. Overlay text says "Community Day at MIT!"]( Jugglers! Robots! Delicious treats! Glowing orbs! Carousel! Live music! Bouncy toys! Last Saturday, the MIT community came out in force to celebrate our new president. [Watch the video→]( Scene at MIT #[Three images: Closeup of Djuena Tikuna singing into a microphone; Tikuna stands while musicians behind her clap; Shawn Colvin and Marc Cohn hold guitars as they perform onstage]( Music was in the air throughout MIT’s inauguration festivities. In addition to performances by various groups at the street fair and inaugural ceremony, a special concert last Saturday featured vocalist Djuena Tikuna (pictured, top), a member of the indigenous Amazonian ethnic group the Tikuna, along with members of the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, the MIT Wind Ensemble, and the MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, plus several MIT faculty and visiting artists. On Monday night, to round out the inauguration, singer-songwriters Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin (pictured, bottom) performed for a packed audience at the Swraj Paul Theater at Kresge Auditorium. [Full story via MIT News→]( Steering the Ship [Sally Kornbluth stands in front of entrance to her office, the edges adorned with a silver metallic material. On the top, “USS Kornbluth” is printed in black and there are gears printed throughout the border.](#) At the start of her Inauguration Day, President Kornbluth was greeted by a lively display outside her office. Welcome to the USS Kornbluth! This edition of the MIT Weekly was brought to you by [how it started vs. how it’s going for our new MIT president](. ⏳ Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Thanks for reading, and have a great week! —MIT News Office [Forward This Email]( [Subscribe]( [MIT Logo] Massachusetts Institute of Technology This email was sent to {EMAIL} because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. 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