“You learned and created and explored in ways no one at MIT had ever done — all while caring for your friends, your families and yourselves, through a long struggle none of us were prepared for,” President Sally Kornbluth told this year’s graduates.

Via @mitpics on Instagram: “#MIT2023 class council congratulates the wonderful class of 2023 on your upcoming graduation! ‘It has been an absolute pleasure being your class council. Thank you for everything.’”

Combining digital technology with the human voice, McDermott Award visiting artist Pamela Z creates layered music from everyday life. She sees technology as “something we express ourselves through,” rather than something that communicates for us.

Via @mittoydesign on Instagram: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Congratulations to all teams! We can’t believe it’s already been a week since your amazing playsentations.”

Using AI to sift through thousands of compounds, researchers have identified a new antibiotic drug that kills Acinetobacter baumannii. The microbe is “public enemy number one for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections,” says Jonathan Stokes.

The latest episode of the Lock The Quill podcast features President Sally Kornbluth, who discusses her transition to MIT, leadership and what she’s learned on her listening tour so far, and how her dogs are acclimating to Cambridge.