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Community abounds as Sidney-Pacific Residence Hall celebrates 20 years
The largest graduate residence on MIT’s campus builds communities with its “helper culture.”![""](https://ovc-archive.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MLK2023-150x150.png)
MIT welcomes eight MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2022-23
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.![Lavender Tessmer](https://ovc-archive.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tessmer_2-150x150.jpeg)
Fabric + form = a mask that uniquely fits your face
Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer has advanced the process to produce textiles that can be individually customized.![""](https://ovc-archive.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-hertz-fellows-mit-00_0-150x150.png)
Five with MIT ties win 2022 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Award provides five years of funding and access to a community of innovative scholars and leaders in science and technology.![student smelting](https://ovc-archive.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/smelting-courtyard-mit-00-150x150.png)