What must the U.S. do to sustain its democracy? MIT scholars discuss what is needed for the country to support its longstanding form of government. Read full story →
Three MIT faculty elected 2020 ACM Fellows Association for Computing Machinery honors Anantha Chandrakasan, Alan Edelman, and Samuel Madden for work that underpins contemporary computing. Read full story →
Improving MIT life and learning during a pandemic Weekend hackathon inspires hundreds of MIT students to find ways to improve the upcoming semester. Read full story →
In Brazil, a look at why health care declines around elections Guillermo Toral PhD '20 finds health care quality drops in months leading up to mayoral elections, and if the incumbent loses, the quality continues to fall. Read full story →
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture? MIT researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production. Read full story →
“Futurizing” undergraduate teaching Associate Professor Michael Short’s innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed. Read full story →
