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“We are still trying to understand the economics of theater-going over the course of these 113 years. For example, we have limited records about the casting of plays, but we have already recognized that when new actors or actresses debuted, there would be spikes in attendance,” Jeff Ravel says.

3 Questions: Jeffrey Ravel on bringing data to cultural history

MIT conference stems from data-rich historical project on French theater.

May 18, 2016

Four MIT professors elected to the American Philosophical Society

May 13, 2016

MIT political scientist Kenneth Oye has discovered that collaborating with technologists is a very effective way to inform good policy on the issues he cares about most — from climate change to synthetic biology.

Ken Oye and the art of sociotechnical problem-solving

May 13, 2016

“The kinds of technologies that people are building today are much more connected to how people interact in social aspects of our culture. Technology and humanity are now deeply interlinked," says Eran Egozy, engineer, musician, new media pioneer, and MIT professor of the practice in music technology.

Sharing a passion for music and interactive technology

Harmonix co-founder Eran Egozy returns to MIT as professor of the practice in music technology.

May 4, 2016

“Migrants continue to consume the foods that were popular in their origin states, after they moved,” David Atkin says.

Counting calories

Migrants pay more for their home region’s cuisine, even when on the edge of malnutrition.

May 4, 2016

The Knight Science Journalism Program Class of 2016-17 includes journalists with backgrounds across a range of media platforms who will come to MIT from across the United States, and from France, Italy, Kenya, and Mexico.

Knight Science Journalism Program selects fellowship class of 2016-17

Ten journalists have been selected to join the KSJ Program at MIT, a global fellowship program for journalists covering science, technology, health, and the environment.

May 2, 2016

3 Questions: David Autor on global trade and political polarization

Study finds relationship between U.S. job losses due to trade, and political polarization in Congress.

April 26, 2016

Anne McCants is a professor of history and Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow; housemaster for Burton-Conner; director of the Concourse Program, a freshman learning community dedicated to exploring fundamental questions that lie at the intersection of science, social science, and humanistic inquiry; and vice-president (soon to be president) of the International Economic History Association.

How history can help us solve global economic issues

MIT economic historian Anne McCants discusses the connection between innovation and opportunity.

April 22, 2016

Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2016

Prestigious honor society announces 213 new members this year.

April 21, 2016

MIT invites you for a look under the dome

On April 23, MIT's Open House will feature 350-plus events to entertain and inform all ages.

April 19, 2016

“Broadly speaking, my research looks at the causes of conflict, especially those involving China,” Taylor Fravel says. He is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Political Science and a member of MIT’s Security Studies Program.

MIT political scientist awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowship

Taylor Fravel will examine Asia’s maritime conflicts in further depth.

April 19, 2016

14 people sit at round table with text on it.

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

“As you go up in the income distribution, life expectancy continues to increase, at every point in the income distribution,” Michael Stepner says.

New study shows rich, poor have huge mortality gap in U.S.

In unprecedented detail, lifespan gap shown to be large and growing rapidly.

April 11, 2016

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.