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D-Lab appoints Bob Nanes to new position of executive director
Nanes brings to D-Lab 30 years of experience on four continents in technology, innovation, supply chains, and microfinance.
August 18, 2016 -
Fighting ALS with mind, hand, and heart
With support from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, an MIT spinoff is creating assistive technology for people with ALS.
July 29, 2016 -
Assessing health impacts of policies and plans
New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.
July 26, 2016 -
How political science can help us solve global health care issues
MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell discusses the impact of equity on health care innovation and outcomes.
July 12, 2016 -
Supporting clinical research with an intensive-care database
Crowdsourcing clinical data from some 40,000 patients could vastly improve research and critical-care decisions.
July 8, 2016 -
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members
Term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
June 2, 2016 -
Thirteen MIT students awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
Honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
May 26, 2016 -
Using new models and big data to better understand financial risk
Bringing together engineers, data theorists, mathematicians, economists, biologists, and policy experts, IDSS is looking at financial risk through a multidisciplinary lens.
April 11, 2016 -
App that provides “nutrition receipts” for groceries wins IDEAS Global Challenge
Twelve teams competing in social-entrepreneurship competition split $97,500 in cash prizes.
April 4, 2016 -
Chancellor announces changes to undergraduate withdrawal and readmission policies
Enhancements aim to make processes clearer, easier to navigate, and more supportive.
March 30, 2016 -
J-PAL North America launches health care delivery innovation competition
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help U.S. health care leaders find solutions to key challenges in health care delivery.
March 24, 2016 -
Startup optimizes corporate health care plans
Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.
February 18, 2016 -
Watch your tone
Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.
January 20, 2016 -
Smarter driving, using your phone
App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road.
January 5, 2016 -
An app for safer roads
Censio’s data analytics on driving behavior helps users improve safety and lower insurance rates.
November 2, 2015 -
Making banking effective for the poor
In India, PhD student Natalia Rigol aims to tap into community knowledge to vet loan and grant applicants.
October 20, 2015 -
Sports Shorts for Oct.12, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Volleyball stays undefeated in NEWMAC play; Women’s Cross Country places 5th at NEICAA Championship.
October 13, 2015 -
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
October 13, 2015 -
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
October 8, 2015 -
New graduate student child care network at MIT
Pilot program will support child care providers who care for children of graduate students in the providers’ licensed homes on campus.
September 23, 2015 -
Finding 911 callers instantly
Mobile app automatically sends a caller’s location and medical data to dispatch centers.
September 18, 2015 -
Announcing MIT-SHASS new faculty for fall 2015
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes a new group of standout scholars.
September 14, 2015 -
2015 Global Risk Maturity Survey launched
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation and Infosys Global Risk Advisory Group survey aims to better understand how industry perceives risk and challenges.
August 18, 2015 -
Building the Living Wage Calculator
Amy Glasmeier explores economic variations by region to shed light on income inequality.
August 7, 2015 -
The U.S.-Iran nuclear deal: MIT’s experts size it up
Faculty and specialists weigh in on potential pact and global implications.
July 24, 2015