![“There's a lot of role models here [at MIT], and sometimes, in Chile or in Mexico or in Costa Rica, [girls] don't know that there's a graduate student or an undergrad doing these cool things at MIT,” says grad student Alicia Chong Rodriguez. “I think it's a matter of just connecting the dots.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201608/MIT-Alicia-Chong-1.jpg?itok=SHyICvo7)
Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology
Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
Building out a global classroom
Students from MIT and Hong Kong collaborate to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to fruition during MIT Kickstart.
![“It really matters how adults think and talk about what it means to be a child,” says literature professor Marah Gubar, noting that childhood “is not just biological; it’s also a social and cultural matter, so it changes over time, across cultures, and in different [social] classes.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201607/MIT-Marah-Gubar-A1-press.jpg?itok=rU11JFzx)
Your child, the literary talent
Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.
Celebrating 20 years of the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor George Ogata '92 honored for his years of service at MIT Professional Education-sponsored event.
Seeking big answers
PhD student Rebecca Millsop uses philosophy to take on contentious questions about how we define art.
How political science can help us solve global health care issues
MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell discusses the impact of equity on health care innovation and outcomes.
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
An economist delves into charter schools
PhD student Elizabeth Setren brings data to bear on questions about local education policy.
Five governments selected for J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative
Selected state and local governments will receive support from J-PAL North America at MIT to improve the effectiveness of social programs.