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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016

MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.

April 8, 2016

Design is one of the new minors available to MIT undergraduates beginning in the fall of 2016.

New undergraduate majors and minors to debut in fall 2016

Driven by student demand and the blending of fields, new opportunities include management tracks and minors in computer science, data science, and innovation.

April 8, 2016

Using data from social networks to understand and improve systems

Researchers in IDSS are learning how ideas evolve over networks, quantifying the influence of individuals in networks, and making better predictions.

April 7, 2016

“Relatively small shocks can become magnified and then become shocks you have to contend with [on a large scale],” says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu.

How network effects hurt economies

Study reveals how woes in one industry can harm others, too.

April 6, 2016

April 12 symposium: Take an immersive, intellectual journey across campus

Beyond 2016: MIT’s Frontiers of the Future event offers a playful introduction to research at MIT.

April 5, 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

“We propose that you use the carbon tax in moderation and use research subsidies for clean technology in order to make that transition [to clean technology] faster,” Daron Acemoglu says.

Power play

Study shows how more R&D funding can accelerate the world energy revolution.

March 15, 2016

“It certainly is the case that trade contributes to certain lower-priced goods and services, and on the average, that lowers the cost of living,” David Autor notes. “But for displaced workers, the fact that things are 10 percent cheaper at Walmart is just not making up for the fact that they’re not employed.”

Trading places

Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.

March 9, 2016

An architect’s rendering of MIT's new Samberg Conference Center overlooking the Charles River.

MIT to Name New Conference Center in Honor of Arthur and Rebecca Samberg

February 1, 2016

"Even when you have great technology, you need some incentive for people to reduce pollution. We need to find ways to make the benefit of reducing pollution felt by the ones who are paying the cost of reducing pollution." —Ariel Zucker, MIT doctoral student in economics

Incentives matter

Working with the Tata Center, two MIT economics students are testing projects to reduce industrial pollution in India.

January 29, 2016

The SHASS Research Fund supports MIT research in the humanities, arts, or social sciences that shows promise of making an important contribution to the proposed area of activity.

Ten MIT-SHASS Research Fund recipients announced for 2016

January 25, 2016

The Morris and Sophie Chang Building (foreground left) borders the vibrant Kendall Square technology hub.

MIT to name signature building on the Charles River in honor of Morris and Sophie Chang

December 2, 2015

A group of Burmese woman grow rice on a rice paddy. A new study indicates that agriculture in Mynamar and other countries will experience substantial productivity declines in the next 30 years due to climate change.

Grow your own way

Study: Trade may not help a warming planet fight its farming failures.

November 20, 2015

MIT named No. 1 university worldwide for social sciences

Times Higher Education ranks MIT’s social sciences the best in the world.

November 9, 2015

MIT’s J-PAL North America launches State and Local Innovation Initiative

New program out of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help state and local governments find solutions to key public policy issues.

November 6, 2015

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