STEM for vets + consciousness + Mystery Hunt 🪙

By rahmat hidayat

Jumat, 23 Januari 2026

view in browser MIT Daily January 23, 2026 Greetings! This month we are on an abbreviated winter schedule, publishing Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through MIT’s Independent Activities Period. Now, here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. STEM for Vets MIT’s Warrior-Scholar Project STEM boot camp helps enlisted veterans and service members prepare for higher education. “It’s so inspiring to hear so many students at the end of the week say, ‘I never considered a place like MIT until the boot camp,’” says Andrea Henshall, a PhD student and retired Air Force major. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines This new tool could tell us how consciousness works Researchers propose a roadmap for using transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive way to stimulate the brain and see how it functions. Full story via MIT News → Understanding ammonia energy’s tradeoffs around the world MIT Energy Initiative researchers calculated the economic and environmental impact of future ammonia energy production and trade pathways. Full story via MIT News → Professor of the practice Robert Liebeck, leading expert on aircraft design, dies at 87 A giant in aviation, Liebeck had taught at MIT since 2000 and was a pioneer in the famed Blended-Wing Body experimental aircraft. Full story via MIT News → Giving ski style a lift Kelly McGee ’17, whose startup Yardsale appeared on “Shark Tank,” wants to transform the way skiers hit the slopes. Full story via Slice of MIT→ #ThisisMIT Follow @mitgearlab on Instagram→ In the Media What is happening on MIT campus this weekend? We have a clue. Sort of. // The Boston Globe Boston Globe reporter James Sullivan spotlights the annual MIT Mystery Hunt, a weekend-long gaming tournament dating back to 1981. “Created as a humble pastime for like-minded problem solvers, the hunt has grown into a multi-layered, internationally renowned competition, spawning dozens of imitators around the globe.” Full story via The Boston Globe → Verse Know this! there is nothing can harm you          If you are at peace with your soul. Know this, and the knowledge shall arm you          With courage and strength to the goal. Your spirit shall break every fetter,          And love shall cast out every fear. And grander, and gladder, and better          Shall be every added new year. —“New Year” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by taking great care. 🐈‍⬛ Thanks for reading, and enjoy your weekend! —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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