Empowering Cambridge youth through data activism
Mayor’s youth employment program brought local high schoolers to MIT this summer.
Jung Jae Kwon: Questioning the nuclear umbrella
Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.
Forging political alliances through supply chains
International firms sharing production networks lobby together to secure favorable trade conditions.
Tipping the balance between global rivals
John David Minnich seeks to understand how trade policies fueled China’s rise and continue to determine geopolitical winners and losers.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visits MIT to celebrate passage of CHIPS and Science Act
The Massachusetts senator toured MIT.nano and held a roundtable with university leaders to discuss how the new law could advance research and education in the state.
Passion projects prepare to launch
MITdesignX presents ventures from the accelerator's sixth cohort.
Reif, Zuber attend signing of CHIPS and Science bill
President L. Rafael Reif and Vice President for Research Maria Zuber helped shape aspects of the bill, which aims to advance U.S. science.
3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery
The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.
J-PAL expands evidence-to-policy government partnerships to fight poverty worldwide
In collaboration with Community Jameel and Co-Impact, rigorous research will inform social policies and programs.
MIT’s efforts to get out the vote make an impact
MITvote and the ALL IN initiative increased student voting in 2020 and are working to keep up the momentum for this fall's midterm elections.
J-PAL North America launches two partnership opportunities to research social programs
Evaluation Incubators to provide technical assistance, training, funding to help partners design randomized evaluations of housing stability strategies and state and local programs.
A global resource for better transportation systems
The MIT Mobility Initiative welcomes five inaugural industry members to advance safe, clean, and inclusive mobility.
MIT Governance Lab hosts speaker series on governance innovation
Panelists discuss why governance innovation is needed and how it can be sustained in governments and communities.
Economists weigh a new approach to unemployment insurance
Study suggests automatically starting benefits at the outset of a recession would remove uncertainty for workers.
Getting the carbon out of India’s heavy industries
Study highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.