Peter Dizikes

1 week ago | news.mit.edu | Peter Dizikes

An energetic OneMIT Commencement ceremony today featured calls for MIT’s newest graduates to have a positive impact on society while upholding the Institute’s core values of open inquiry and productive innovation. “Orient yourself not just toward the construction and acquisition of new tools, but to the needs of people,” said science communicator Hank Green, in the event’s keynote remarks.

1 week ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Peter Dizikes

U.S. MANUFACTURINGMIT Announces the Initiative for New ManufacturingPublished 29 May 2025The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors. MIT earlier this week launched its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), an Institute-wide effort to reinfuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, bolster crucial U.S. economic sectors, and ignite job creation.

1 week ago | news.mit.edu | Peter Dizikes

Hank Green, prolific content creator and YouTuber whose work has often focused on science and STEM-oriented topics, is delivering today’s OneMIT Commencement address. Green, along with his brother John, has built the educational media company Complexly, racking up over 2 billion views for the their content, including the channels SciShow and CrashCourse. MIT News talked with Green in advance of his commencement remarks. Q: MIT’s president, Sally Kornbluth, often talks about the value of curiosity.

1 week ago | news.mit.edu | Peter Dizikes

MIT today launched its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), an Institute-wide effort to reinfuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, bolster crucial U.S. economic sectors, and ignite job creation. The initiative will encompass advanced research, innovative education programs, and partnership with companies across many sectors, in a bid to help transform manufacturing and elevate its impact.

1 week ago | news.mit.edu | Peter Dizikes

MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, announced today by President Sally A. Kornbluth, is the latest installment in a grand tradition: Since its founding, MIT has worked overtime to expand U.S. manufacturing, creating jobs and economic growth. Indeed, one of the strongest through lines in MIT history is its commitment to U.S. manufacturing, which the Institute has pursued in economic good times and lean times, during wartime and in peacetime, and across scores of industries.