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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Astrophysicist Dr Nergis Mavalvala explains how scientists ‘listen’ to the universe

MIT Dean Nergis Mavalvala standing at a podium presenting to a large lecture hall filled with students and faculty, with a slide displaying MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss on a screen behind her.

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Congratulations to Nergis Mavalvala PhD '97! Dean of the MIT School of Science and Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics, Nergis has been named to the 2026 @forbes 50 Over 50 🌟 Leading innovation in science at MIT and beyond. 🔬✨

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Don’t go to bed hungry, there’s help available! If you are a student who is struggling with finances, unaware of how to access resources, or don’t have enough time to buy and cook your food, visit doingwell.mit.edu/foodandfinan... for support! @mitscience.bsky.social

Don’t go to bed hungry, there’s help available! Below are common challenges MIT students face when trying to access food, scan a QR code to get the support you need or visit https://doingwell.mit.edu/foodandfinancial/. Not enough money. Not aware of resources. Not enough time. Logos for MIT Food Security Action Team, MIT Division of Student Life, and DoingWell at MIT.

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Sara Seager, among three MIT professors, accepted this year's prestigious Kavli Prize from King Harald V of Norway in Oslo on Sept. 3. Congratulations again to Professor Seager!

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

Congratulations to all our February 2024 and May 2024 graduates! Now go out into the world and make us proud!

graphic "congratulations physics graduates" with gold confetti

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Choi, Necib, and Vanderburg named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows physics.mit.edu/news/eight-f...

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds An exotic electronic state observed by MIT physicists could enable more robust forms of quantum computing. physics.mit.edu/news/electro... #cmx #graphene

Three small purple spheres are on left, and one large purple sphere is on right. A bending stream of energy is between them. Graphene layers are in the background.

Four team members stand inside the lab around large white pipe and laptop.

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Congratulations to our alum, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson '68 , PhD '73, '68, who will be the keynote speaker and receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during MIT's 50th Annual Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Leadership Awards Reception.

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge. The findings suggest our galaxy’s core may contain less dark matter than previously estimated. physics.mit.edu?p=17491 @ScienceMIT #LinaNecib #XiaoweiOu #AnnaChristinaEilers #AnnaFrebel

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MIT Physics @mitphysics.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Congratulations!!! MIT Physics Students Win National Recognition Student-Led Physical Sciences Organization Is Honored with Award from the National Office of the Society of Physics Students as an Outstanding Chapter physics.mit.edu/news/mit-phy...

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