3 Questions: Nick Montfort on shaping the future
New book delves into “future-making” as a noble endeavor.
Innovation, meet organization
Economist John Van Reenen studies the creation and use of technology, from the R&D lab to the workplace.
Worldwide change takes global effort
The American University in Cairo is the first school to grant master's credits to MITx Data, Economics, and Development Policy MicroMasters program learners.
Street signs
Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring.
Bridging the gap between citizens and scientists
Alumni of the Graduate Program in Science Writing engage the public in critical issues ranging from medical breakthroughs to climate change.
Seeking the stories behind the data
MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.
J-PAL North America calls for proposals from governments and health care organizations
MIT research center aims to support state and local governments and health care organizations in testing innovative approaches to address pressing policy challenges.
How Haiti helps us think differently about history
MIT historian Malick Ghachem gets readers and students to look anew at the Atlantic world.
Four from MIT awarded 2018 Schwarzman Scholarships
Scholars will engage in a year of postgraduate leadership studies at Beijing’s Tshingua University.
Three MIT seniors awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarships
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Harnessing a “meritocracy of great ideas”
Using a broad design approach, students are developing and evaluating changes to the first-year undergraduate experience.
Mens et Manus America examines the rural American economy
Four leaders offer insights on revitalizing rural areas.
An American in Paris
Doctoral student Elizabeth Dekeyser studies Muslim communities' sense of solidarity with the French state.
New chapter for theater at MIT opens with “Everybody,” a morality play for our time
Starting with inaugural performance in new facility, students immerse themselves in all aspects of making theater.