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A new blog offers insights from MIT graduate students for prospective or current grad students.

Student perspectives on grad life at MIT

A new blog written entirely by MIT graduate students offers a window into a deeply diverse community.

March 27, 2017

3 Questions: Lourdes Melgar on Mexico’s energy reform

MIT alumna, Robert Wilhelm Fellow, and former Mexican government official discusses opportunities and challenges of recent reforms.

March 22, 2017

Senior Lorraine Wong is the 2017 recipient of the MIT Collier Medal.

Lorraine Wong awarded 2017 MIT Collier Medal

MIT senior in brain and cognitive sciences and women's and gender studies honored for community work supporting mental health and women in STEM.

March 21, 2017

At Hollywood studios in Los Angeles, a celebration of MIT’s ingenuity and drive

Mexico City and Washington are upcoming host cities for the Better World tour.

March 20, 2017

MIT graduate programs earn top marks from US News

Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.

March 14, 2017

$“We have a fractured society,” says MIT professor Peter Temin. “The middle class is vanishing.” His new book, “The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy,” is being published this month by MIT Press.$

America’s two-track economy

Economist’s new book examines decline of the nation’s middle class.

March 13, 2017

MIT professors Maria Yang (left), Caspar Hare (center), and Scott Hughes have been named 2017 MacVicar Fellows.

Three professors named 2017 MacVicar Fellows

Hare, Hughes, and Yang receive the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching award.

March 13, 2017

"Over the last 15 years, Muslim and South Asian Americans have been told that they are outsiders and newcomers to the United States," says MIT Associate Professor Vivek Bald, winner of the 2017 Levitan Prize. "One of the central goals of the Bengali Harlem project from the beginning — and this has become more important over time — is to demonstrate the longstanding presence of Muslims in the U...

Vivek Bald awarded Levitan Prize in the Humanities, named Whiting Public Engagement Fellow

Both awards support Bald's research-based media projects on South Asian American communities.

March 10, 2017

MIT professor Shigeru Miyagawa’s new book — “Agreement Beyond Phi,” out today from the MIT Press — explores the unexpected structural similarities among languages.

Global agreements

In new book, MIT linguist expands the horizons of language analysis.

March 10, 2017

“I’m really loving MIT so far,” MIT philosophy Associate Professor Tamar Schapiro says. “The philosophy department here has a reputation as being the friendliest in the country, and it’s really true. People enjoy it, and that creates a virtuous cycle.”

“What we’re doing when we try to live our lives well”

Philosopher Tamar Schapiro studies how we blend reason and emotion while refining our adult selves.

March 9, 2017

Eran Ben-Joseph is the new faculty advisor of the MIT-Israel Program.

MIT-Israel welcomes new faculty advisor

Professor Eran Ben-Joseph joins Christine Ortiz as co-director of MISTI’s Israel program.

March 8, 2017

MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings

MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.

March 8, 2017

Planned in secret over a year and a half to mark David Pesetsky's 60th birthday, a surprise celebration featured panel discussions on two linguistics topics of keen interest to Pesetsky — case and wh-questions — and was rounded out with poster sessions and a celebratory dinner.

David Pesetsky honored by MIT Linguistics colleagues and alumni

Surprise gathering and "Festschrift" salute Pesetsky's research, influence, and teaching in linguistics.

March 6, 2017

"This initiative is something that is right at the heart of what MIT stands for," said Professor Thomas Kochan, moderator for the launch event of a new project known as Mens et Manus America. "We believe in solving important problems, contributing collectively wherever we can."

Mens et Manus America initiative launches with documentary event

Over 200 students and faculty attend kickoff as SHASS and Sloan begin an exploration of current U.S. social, political, economic challenges.

March 3, 2017

The power of perceptions

Study shows how information sources affect voters.

February 28, 2017

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