Why some Wikipedia disputes go unresolved
Study identifies reasons for unsettled editing disagreements and offers predictive tools that could improve deliberation.
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Office of Sustainability names 2018 grant winners
Campus sustainability incubator grants provide funding for innovative projects that bring together faculty, staff, and students and use MIT as a test bed for innovation.
Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction
At MIT event, “Pachinko” author talks about literature as a way of understanding outsiders in modern culture.
Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay
Toxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.
Harnessing the power of sustainable energy
With a love for the environment that took root on his family’s farm, senior Jesse Hinricher aims to put less expensive components into more efficient batteries.
Squeezing cells to cure diseases
Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique.
Celebrating Open Access Week
Knowledge Futures Group and the MIT Press team up to highlight ways to meet increasing demands for open access content.
Professor Emeritus Sylvain Bromberger, philosopher of language and science, dies at 94
Bromberger played pivotal role in establishing MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.
Computational science grad students awarded U.S. Department of Energy fellowships
Kaley Brauer, Sarah Greer, William Moses, and Paul Zhang will receive DoE support to fuel research that tackles problems of national importance.
Exploring the future of learning through virtual and augmented reality
At a recent symposium, MIT Open Learning invited experts to discuss the power of VR and AR tools to drive engagement with education.
Nuno Loureiro: Probing the world of plasmas
Physicist explores the behavior of the universe’s most abundant form of matter.
Starting new conversations about identity abroad
New MISTI programs provide a platform for student dialogue on diversity in international travel, study, and work.
Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab honored for hurricane work
American Logistics Aid Network's Humanitarian Logistics Awards highlight the critical role of supply chains in saving lives during natural disasters.
Keeping confidence
The Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) program helped Catalina Romero understand that she wasn’t alone on her MIT journey.