Jay Scheib named new housemaster for Senior House
Committee recommends music and theater arts professor for MIT’s oldest residential community.
Decoding the meaning of language
Linguist Kai von Fintel engages in research at the intersection of science and the humanities.
Is the medical match fair?
Study finds the demand for positions strongly influences medical residents’ salaries.
MISTI: The global internship program
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) matches MIT students to internships with corporate partners around the world.
Alumni gift to SHASS establishes Cynthia L. Reed Chair in French Studies and Language
Associate Professor Bruno Perreau will be first to occupy the new chair, which will have a profound impact on French studies at MIT.
Forbes hails MIT standouts in science, education, energy, technology, and health care
11 MIT affiliates and more than 30 alumni are identified as movers, makers, and game changers in their respective fields.
SHASS names 35 exceptional MIT students as Burchard Scholars for 2015
Award honors sophomores and juniors who demonstrate academic excellence in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, as well as in science and engineering.
An anthropologist’s lasting legacy at MIT
Longtime professor and MacVicar Faculty Fellow Jean Jackson retires after 42 years at MIT.
The “metrics” system
Economist’s new book teaches how to conduct cause-and-effect studies on complex social questions.
By any media necessary
By studying immigrants, book provides a new view on social media and political movements.
Two MIT seniors and an alumnus named Rhodes Scholars
Elliot Akama-Garren ’15, Anisha Gururaj ’15, and Noam Angrist ’13 are among 32 winners nationwide.
3 Questions: Stefan Helmreich on wave science
MIT anthropologist of science explores how scientific “things” emerge.
Fitzgerald to step down as dean of SHASS
After nine years, dean will return to her position as a professor of the history of technology.