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Dr. Doggerson Vinny was along for the whole PhD ride. So of course, he deserved to dress the part at commencement. When Michelle Quien, PhD ’26, thought about walking across the stage in Killian Court at commencement, there was no question that her furry sidekick would be in attendance. And he would need to be properly attired. “I always knew that I wanted my dog, Vinny, to have a doctoral gown for graduation,” says Quien. “He’s been with me throughout my entire PhD and has been a pivotal member of my research group, helping everyone by being cute and reducing their stress.” When she couldn’t find a vendor of canine commencement garb online, she decided to make him a gown herself. Quien’s doctoral research in Michael Strano’s lab focused on a novel material at the intersection of polymers and nanomaterials: 2DPA-1, which she says essentially combines the strength and conductivity of graphene with the bulletproof toughness of Kevlar. But she’s no stranger to working with materials at the macroscale. She crochets, knits, and embroiders clothing; took up pottery to produce her own mugs and dishes; and learned bookbinding to make journals and a physical copy of her thesis. So after watching a few tutorials, she used the sewing machines at the Metropolis makerspace to craft an outfit for Vinny, hand-sewing the finishing touches. Describing herself as “a bit of a perfectionist,” she confesses that she could have kept working on it. But, she says, “I know that Vinny looks cute regardless of what he wears.” Keep Reading Most Popular A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack It makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t, such as telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system. Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts A new technique has let the company probe deeper than ever into the weird workings of an LLM. Sperm donors need limits, says a European fertility group Some donor-conceived people are finding hundreds of siblings. An international cap on donations could help prevent that. AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring AI doesn’t just learn stereotypes from its training. It can cook up new ones, too. Stay connected Get the latest updates from MIT Technology Review Discover special offers, top stories, upcoming events, and more.