Helping consumers in a crisis
“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?
Researchers find benefits of solar photovoltaics outweigh costs
Over a seven-year period, decline in PV costs outpaced decline in value; by 2017, market, health, and climate benefits outweighed the cost of PV systems.
Team 2020 charts a course for MIT
Report outlines the thinking behind five proposed options for the 2020-2021 academic year.
State-level R&D tax credits spur growth of new businesses
Study also finds tax breaks for general business investment have slightly negative effect on innovation.
Which businesses should be open?
In light of Covid-19, an MIT study looks at tradeoffs between economic value and public health, across different types of retail.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2020-21
Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Recent political science graduates see brighter days ahead
Leveraging unique undergraduate opportunities, new MIT political science alumni pursue bright prospects.
MIT’s first online Commencement, as seen through social media
Though the MIT community was spread around the world due to Covid-19, graduates and their families celebrated magic moments through social posts.
Lighting the way to better battery technology
Doctoral candidate Supratim Das wants the world to know how to make longer-lasting batteries that charge mobile phones and electric cars.
Rapidly engineering ventilators for the Covid-19 pandemic
Erwin Franz's experiences with MIT System Design and Management had a major effect on his work with the rapid response team at Philips Respironics.
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?
Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
Hacking Commencement
Marshalling forces from across the Institute, MIT will deliver an online celebration worthy of the Class of 2020.
Inside the new world of online dissertation defenses
Emojis, grandmas logging in, and kudos from strangers: How MIT students have finished their PhDs during the pandemic.
Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.
Q&A: Energy studies at MIT and the next generation of energy leaders
Abigail Ostriker ’16 and Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’15 share how their experiences with MIT’s energy programs connect them to the global energy community.