New website features podcasts from around MIT
Learners worldwide can explore the Institute's audio landscape, in one convenient place.
Saving Iñupiaq
Linguistics graduate student Annauk Olin is helping her Alaska Native community preserve their language and navigate the severe impact of climate change.
The meanings of masks
New ways to think about and practice protective masking, from faculty in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Building 14 courtyard to undergo renovation
Revitalized outdoor space to be redesigned along with Hayden Library.
J-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recovery
The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to catalyze evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Diverse international cohort first to earn MIT master's degrees in data, economics, and development policy
Twenty-two students from 14 countries take an evidence-based approach to affecting global change.
Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming
Computational model developed at MIT builds off of 2019 research examining colorblind racial attitudes through a video game.
How tutoring programs can combat the “Covid-19 slide”
Summarizing results from 96 randomized evaluations, new J-PAL North America publication highlights the sizable impact tutoring programs can have on student learning.
How hunting helped shape elite society
MIT historian’s new book examines the political value early medieval European kings and nobles found in a royal ritual.
Winners of 2020 Teaching With Digital Technology Award recognized for their innovations
Thirty-one MIT instructors honored for digital teaching excellence in extraordinary circumstances.
3 Questions: Thomas Levenson on a finance scandal for the ages
MIT professor’s new book, “Money for Nothing,” digs into the origins and relevance of Britain’s South Sea Bubble.
MIT hosts seven distinguished MLK Professors and Scholars for 2020-21
Honorees will engage in the life of the Institute through teaching, research, and other interactions with the MIT community.
Donald Blackmer, professor emeritus of political science and longtime leader at MIT, dies at 91
Esteemed scholar and extraordinary steward of institutions and people was known to light up the academic landscape.
Six strategic areas identified for shared faculty hiring in computing
New faculty in these areas will connect the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and a department or school.
Bringing MIT magic to first-years everywhere
With creativity and hard work, the Institute is striving to provide the best possible experience for the Class of 2024.