Powering the grid + opioid crisis + supporting entrepreneurs

By rahmat hidayat

Selasa, 04 November 2025

view in browser MIT Daily November 4, 2025 Greetings! Today is Election Day in the U.S. Get ready to vote with election and voting resources at mit.turbovote.org. Now, here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Powering the Grid Ensuring optimal power flow in an electric grid is an extremely hard problem that is becoming more difficult for operators to solve quickly. Now, MIT researchers have developed a problem-solving tool that finds power solutions much faster than traditional approaches, while making sure the solutions don’t violate system constraints.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Research reveals the role of geography in the opioid crisis The findings point to state policies involving the presence of “pill mills” as influences on addiction over time. Full story via MIT News → Study: Good management of aid projects reduces local violence World Bank data show how the organization of programs influences political conflict — indicating a path to better aid delivery. Full story via MIT News → An inventor creates a hub for innovation Bill Fienup ’03, SM ’05 cofounded mHub, a Chicago-area business incubator, accelerator, and consulting center that supports entrepreneurs with big ideas but little access to product development and manufacturing services.  Full story via Slice of MIT→ #ThisisMIT Follow @mit.figureskating on Instagram→ In the Media Seattle Storm announce hiring of new coach Sonia Raman // The Seattle Times Sonia Raman, longtime MIT women’s basketball coach, has been named the head coach for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm. During Raman’s tenure at MIT, “she became the winningest coach in the program’s history with a 152-155 overall record, including a 91-45 record over her final five seasons.” Raman left MIT in 2020 when she was offered the “opportunity of a lifetime” to serve as an assistant coach of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, where she remained for five years. Full story via The Seattle Times→ Verse Besides the autumn poets sing, A few prosaic days A little this side of the snow And that side of the haze. A few incisive mornings, A few ascetic eyes, -- Gone Mr. Bryant’s golden-rod, And Mr. Thomson’s sheaves. Still is the bustle in the brook, Sealed are the spicy valves; Mesmeric fingers softly touch The eyes of many elves. Perhaps a squirrel may remain, My sentiments to share. Grant me, O Lord, a sunny mind, Thy windy will to bear! —“November” by Emily Dickinson This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by a gold for MIT sustainability. 🏅 Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.ikut@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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