Philosopher Agustín Rayo named associate dean of MIT-SHASS
MIT's "mathy philosopher" makes mind-blowing ideas accessible.
MISTI Global Seed Funds winners announced
MISTI program awards over $2 million to faculty across the Institute.
Thomas Levenson receives the 2016 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research on the South Sea Bubble crisis as an example of connections between scientific developments and their larger social consequences.
35 exceptional MIT students named Burchard Scholars for 2016
Sophomores and juniors who excel in the HASS and STEM fields are honored.
Incentives matter
Working with the Tata Center, two MIT economics students are testing projects to reduce industrial pollution in India.
A cleaner ballot box
In Brazil, auditing voter rolls has shrunk the electorate — to the dismay of incumbents.
Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
Celebrating the "Pleasures of Poetry" at MIT
Now in its 20th season, a popular poetry series provides the MIT community with new voices and verbal harmonies — and a window into MIT's varied poetry offerings.
Mind, hand, heart — and chalk
A daily art project conceived by MIT student Benjamin Chan welcomes students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Stata Center.
Larissa Senatus learns about the world by doing
Mechanical engineering major hopes to bring hands-on learning opportunities home to Haiti.
Three from MIT named inaugural Schwarzman Scholars
New award pays for one-year master's at Tsinghua University in China.
