U2 lead singer Bono, third from left, paid a visit to MIT to meet the leaders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in the Department of Economics on Tuesday, Dec. 6, accompanied by staff from the advocacy group Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa (DATA). He is joined by, from left, Professor Bengt Holmstrom, head of economics; Rachel Glennerster, executive director of the lab; and economics Professor Abhijit Banerjee, one of the lab's directors. Photo / Justin Knight
Lydia Bourouiba’s research on fluid dynamics influenced new guidance from the World Health Organization that will shape how health agencies respond to respiratory infectious diseases.