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Electing to vote — or not
Assistant Professor Ariel White is looking to understanding how government, policies, and people affect voting behavior.
October 14, 2016 -
Economist Bengt Holmström’s Nobel Prize win delights MIT colleagues
Faculty members in SHASS and Sloan cite his transformative work on contract theory.
October 14, 2016 -
3Q: Fotini Christia and Ali Jadbabaie on researching the dynamics of sociopolitcal change
MIT faculty discuss how a multidisciplinary, multi-university collaboration helps us understand the mechanics of social and political change.
October 14, 2016 -
White House releases report on applying behavioral science to government policy
October 13, 2016 -
Harnessing the power of citizens
PhD student Lily Bui works with communities around the world to gather data from the bottom up.
October 12, 2016 -
MIT-Portugal and me
Hands-on internships are helping students broadens academic, professional, and personal horizons.
October 12, 2016 -
Scene at MIT: New Nobel laureate
October 12, 2016 -
Analyzing the 2016 election: Insights from 12 MIT scholars
Experts from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences weigh in on topics from polling to rhetoric to individual campaign issues.
October 12, 2016 -
MIT economist Bengt Holmström wins Nobel Prize
Holmström shares award with Oliver Hart for work on contract theory.
October 10, 2016 -
Provider, improve thyself
Study shows unlicensed health care practitioners in India improve with modest training.
October 6, 2016 -
Bruno Perreau named to the French Academic Palms
Humanities scholar honored with France's highest distinction for academics.
October 5, 2016 -
Changing the face of conservatism in the U.S.
New book by professor Heather Hendershot explores impact of William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line.”
October 4, 2016 -
From engineer to urban planner
Grad student Billy Ndengeyingoma helps improve affordable-housing design in Africa.
September 25, 2016 -
Lourdes Melgar SM '88, PhD '92 named a Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies
Mexico's former deputy secretary of energy for hydrocarbons will write on Mexican energy reform and research women’s roles in political and social transformation.
September 23, 2016 -
How is MIT making the world better through MISTI?
Winners of MISTI’s annual video contest announced.
September 20, 2016 -
Sound system
In new book, Norvin Richards explores how our voices shape the rules of grammar.
September 20, 2016 -
From Russia to MIT
A new collaboration is bringing Russian culture to the Institute.
September 14, 2016 -
Delivering beneficial bacteria to the GI tract
Method that transports microbes through the stomach to the intestine may benefit human health.
September 14, 2016 -
Surrounded by questions
PhD student Nils Wernerfelt deploys the tools of economics to address his many questions about the world.
September 8, 2016 -
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
September 5, 2016