A new approach to studying religion and politics MIT political scientist Richard Nielsen combines ethnography and big data to analyze clerics and preachers in the Islamic world. December 20, 2020 Read full story →
Four astronauts with ties to MIT named to NASA’s Artemis team Artemis program will focus on returning humans to the moon. December 15, 2020 Read full story →
Q&A: Holly Jackson on building a cosmic family tree Undergraduate in electrical engineering and computer science contributes to startling new astronomy research. December 14, 2020 Read full story →
When playing favorites can hurt growth Study finds China’s industrial-park policy is better for productivity when political connections are not a factor. December 7, 2020 Read full story →
Lincoln Laboratory is designing a payload to integrate on Japanese satellites The US will provide sensors to be hosted on board regional navigation satellites that Japan is developing. December 3, 2020 Read full story →
Erik Demaine wins 2020 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor of computer science and engineering honored for dedication and creativity in his approach to education. November 20, 2020 Read full story →
Phiala Shanahan receives Kenneth G. Wilson Award for work in lattice field theory Recognition honors research into nuclear structure and reactions. November 18, 2020 Read full story →
Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers. November 17, 2020 Read full story →
Xzavier Herbert, a bright star in space math Math student pursues research at NASA studying connections between classical information theory and quantum information theory. November 12, 2020 Read full story →
Staying ahead of the artificial intelligence curve with help from MIT Intelenz co-founder Renzo Zagni credits MIT for the know-how he needed to launch his company and grow its AI-enabled offerings. November 9, 2020 Read full story →
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero receives the Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal Physicist is recognized for his groundbreaking research on twistronics. November 6, 2020 Read full story →
MIT Center for Real Estate announces new leadership team Siqi Zheng and Kairos Shen to emphasize innovative research and interdisciplinary connections for global impact. November 6, 2020 Read full story →
A deep look at how financial markets are designed Professor Haoxiang Zhu’s research has gained an audience beyond academia, reaching the finance industry and its regulators. November 1, 2020 Read full story →
Designing new mirror materials for better gravitational-wave detection Nicholas Demos, a first-generation college graduate and MathWorks Fellow in MIT’s Kavli Institute, is improving our ability to listen to the cosmos. October 28, 2020 Read full story →
How a worm may yield insights into the gut-brain relationship Gurrein Madan, brain and cognitive sciences graduate student and MathWorks Fellow, studies gut–brain signaling with implications for human health. October 27, 2020 Read full story →