Q&A: Magnifying research impact with policymakers
The MIT Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies works with researchers across the Institute to develop and enhance connections between the worlds of academia and public policy. Led by...
View ArticleMorris Chang ’52, SM ’53 describes the secrets of semiconductor success
Groundbreaking technologist Morris Chang ’52, SM ’53 discussed the key elements behind Taiwan’s long-term ascendancy in semiconductor manufacturing, while speaking to a large campus audience in an MIT...
View ArticleMilitary students innovate technology solutions for US Special Operations...
All eyes were on the robot-dog pacing the hangar on Hanscom Air Force Base. The robot was just one technology, among small drones, autonomous mapping vehicles, and virtual-environment simulators, set...
View ArticleIn online news, do mouse clicks speak louder than words?
In a polarized country, how much does the media influence people’s political views? A new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds the answer depends on people’s media preferences — and, crucially, how...
View ArticlePanel examines Israel-Hamas conflict
As the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas unfolds, observers and news reports depict the prospect of a near-term halt in warfare as being unlikely. A panel of experts at an MIT public event on...
View ArticleThree from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2023
Three MIT researchers have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society (APS) for 2023. The APS Fellowship Program was created in 1921 for those in the physics community to recognize peers who...
View ArticleMeet the 2023 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and...
In 2023, 11 faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.Isaiah Andrews PhD ’14 is a professor in the Department of Economics. He is an econometrician who...
View ArticleWriting code, and decoding the world
Several years ago, MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán ’07 attended an event in Mexico billed as the first all-women’s hackathon in Latin America. But the programmers were not the only women there. When...
View ArticleProfessor Emeritus Willard R. Johnson, political scientist who specialized in...
Willard R. Johnson, a professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Political Science who focused his scholarly research on the political development of Africa, died in late October at age 87. Johnson...
View ArticleRewarding excellence in open data
The second annual MIT Prize for Open Data, which included a $2,500 cash prize, was recently awarded to 10 individual and group research projects. Presented jointly by the School of Science and the MIT...
View ArticleForeign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationship
What is the nature of the relationship between China and Russia today, and how extensively will the two countries keep cooperating in the future? It is a leading question of international relations.On...
View ArticleHow do reasonable people disagree?
U.S. politics is heavily polarized. This is often regarded as a product of irrationality: People can be tribal, are influenced by their peers, and often get information from very different, sometimes...
View ArticleA civil discourse on climate change
A new MIT initiative designed to encourage open dialogue on campus kicked off with a conversation focused on how to address challenges related to climate change.“Climate Change: Existential Threat or...
View ArticleLiberty Ladd: Going above and beyond
Liberty Ladd has been drawn to public service and fighting injustice from a young age. At 15, as a student representative from the first congressional district of Maine, she testified to the state...
View ArticleBurchard Scholars gather to network, connect, and learn
The Burchard Scholars Program pairs expert faculty with promising MIT sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated excellence in the humanities, arts, or social sciences. Launched in 1986, the program...
View ArticleEric Evans to step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Eric Evans will be stepping down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory on July 1, 2024, after 18 years leading a laboratory that has served the nation through its technology research and development...
View ArticleFrom MIT to Singapore and back: Delivering knowledge and advancing careers in...
Both sections of MIT class 15.433 (Financial Markets), taught this fall by visiting associate professor of finance Hong Ru MFin ’10, PhD ’15 at the MIT Sloan School of Management, include over 100...
View ArticleTwo from MIT named 2024 Marshall Scholars
Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li have won Marshall Scholarships, a prestigious British government-funded fellowship that offers exceptional American students the opportunity to pursue several years of...
View ArticleStudy: Colon cancer screenings are more effective than previously understood
Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist that takes a new look at...
View ArticleMinicourse open to the MIT community gives context to the Middle East crisis
MIT community members can learn more about the Israel-Hamas conflict through a recently developed online course organized by Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/MIT at MIT’s Center for International...
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