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In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, photo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology facial recognition researcher Joy Buolamwini takes questions from reporters at the school, in Cambridge, Mass. Buolamwini's research has uncovered racial and gender bias in facial analysis tools sold by companies such as Amazon that have a hard time recognizing certain faces, especially darker-skinned women. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Face recognition researcher fights Amazon over biased AI

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Group at MIT wants a celebration for a new college canceled

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MIT chief decries Khashoggi killing but won’t cut Saudi ties

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FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the &quot;Great Dome&quot; atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. An MIT review of the school's ties to Saudi Arabia has concluded that it should not break with the kingdom following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

MIT report recommends against cutting ties with Saudi Arabia

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

This image released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dolph Lundgren, left, and Florian Munteanu in a scene from &quot;Creed II.&quot; (Barry Wetcher/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

In ‘Creed II,’ Dolph Lundgren is happy he has better lines

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

In this Sept. 3, 2013 photo, Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz pauses during an interview in New York. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has cleared the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creative writing professor to return to the classroom this fall. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Author Junot Diaz cleared of wrongdoing in MIT investigation

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Baltimore to MIT: Grad ‘transitions out of survival mode’

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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, delivers a speech during the visit of a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris. Sandberg, who oversees Facebook’s business operations, is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Sheryl Sandberg uses Facebook’s woes as lesson for MIT grads

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Third assault reported at MIT this month

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FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the &quot;Great Dome&quot; atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday, May 7, 2018, that MIT cannot be held responsible for the 2009 death of graduate student Han Nugyen who killed himself. His family's lawsuit said that the school knew he was a suicide risk and could have prevented his death. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Court says schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Saudi crown prince visits MIT as part of US tour

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to speak at MIT about the role of culture

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Wilson Foundation working with MIT on tech competition

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

This Oct. 26, 2016 file photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu), File

Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a driver displaying Lyft and Uber stickers on his front windshield drops off a customer in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Rideshare drivers mostly earning less than minimum wage: MIT report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by researcher Canan Dagdeviren in January 2018 shows an implant that can precisely drip medications deep into the brain by remote control. The device could mark a new approach to treating brain diseases _ potentially reducing side effects by targeting only the hard-to-reach specific sections that need care. (Canan Dagdeviren/Massachusetts Institute of Technology via AP)

Tiny implant opens way to deliver drugs deep into the brain

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 26, 2004 file photo, John Donovan, head of Cambridge Executive Enterprises, stands in his office in Cambridge, Mass. The prominent former MIT professor, who once staged his own shooting, was indicted Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, on charges of forging part of his dead son's will to gain possession of several properties in Massachusetts. (Mark Garfinkel /The Boston Herald via AP, File)

Teacher convicted of staging shooting now accused of forgery

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FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, students walk on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The state's Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in a lawsuit filed against MIT by the family of graduate student Han Nguyen, who killed himself in 2009. The family claims his death was preventable and that the school had a legal duty to act with reasonable care to protect him from harm. The school said it can't be blamed for his death. MIT and 18 other universities are urging the court to reject the family's case. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Case stirs question of school liability for student suicides

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces the 2017 Nobel Prize winners in Physics are pictured on a screen, with from left, Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barrish and Kip S. Thorne, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden Monday Oct. 3, 2017. (Jessica Gow / TT via AP)

The Latest: Nobel-winning scientists laud each other, team

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Suspect in custody after shooting at festival on MIT campus

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