School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Victor Damptey wears a blue MIT sweater, and smiles in his lab full of items. The photo is taken across the table divider, so he is framed by a shelf, top, and the table. Models of bones, and many bottles and canisters are on the table.

Using language skills to bridge gaps in health care

Senior Victor Damptey brings his Spanish-speaking abilities to bear as he works toward becoming a physician-scientist.

April 6, 2023

Blanche Staton seated in an audience and smiling broadly

Blanche Staton: A transformational leader at MIT

Set to retire this spring, Staton has made an indelible mark on graduate student living and learning over a quarter century at the Institute.

April 5, 2023

Neves sits on a red armchair and speaks to the audience while gesturing with his hands.

José Maria Neves, president of Cape Verde, tours MIT

The visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff.

April 5, 2023

The book cover is white with 2 bold black shapes, like abstract game pieces, and red letters that say, “Playing Oppression: The Legacy of Conquest and Empire in Colonialist Board Games; Mary Flanagan; Mikael Jakobsson.” On the right is a portrait of Mikael Jakobsson with foliage in background.

Games with frontiers

MIT scholar Mikael Jakobsson’s new book examines the not-so-subtle worldview contained in many prominent board games.

April 5, 2023

A 3D rendering of a MOF made of metal and organic molecules, in the general shape of a loose, hollow, ball. The MOF is made of glowing pink orbs and grey hexagon-shaped bits that connect to red and blue bits.

Scientists use computational modeling to design “ultrastable” materials

These highly stable metal-organic frameworks could be useful for applications such as capturing greenhouse gases.

April 4, 2023

Two by two grid of headshots of Gavin Off, Ames Alexander, and Adam Wagner and Cathy Clabby

Victor K. McElheny Award in science journalism honors series on poultry farming and the environment

The national award from the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT recognizes The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer for their series, “Big Poultry.”

April 3, 2023

A woman with a mohawk-style braided hairstyle works at a sewing machine with brightly-colored fabrics, alongside other women

Clothing brand helps give survivors of sexual violence a path forward

The Congo Clothing Company, founded by Milain Fayulu SM ’22, funds job training for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

March 31, 2023

Tom Wolf speaks at the podium. In the background a screen shows the blurry words, “Collective Action.”

Tom Wolf PhD ’81: Government is a common endeavor from which all can benefit

Receiving the Robert A. Muh award, the former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf calls for a greater sense of collective purpose in politics.

March 27, 2023

Photo of the Bay Bridge, from ground level, silhouetted against a dark orange sky with part of the San Francisco skyline in the background

MIT Center for Real Estate advances climate and sustainable real estate research agenda

Projects, publications, and academia-industry networks produce pathways for the real estate industry to address the climate crisis.

March 23, 2023

Stacy Godfreey-Igwe poses in front of columns on the MIT campus, wearing her graduation robe and a kente stole.

New African and African diaspora studies major takes off at MIT

The major invites students to explore the riches of culture, innovation, thought leadership, and beauty that originate in the continent of Africa and its many diasporas.

March 23, 2023