MIT alumnus William Nordhaus wins Nobel Prize in economic sciences Scholar shares award for his work on climate economics. October 8, 2018 Read full story →
Amy Finkelstein, Lisa Parks win 2018 MacArthur Fellowships Health care economist and media studies scholar are the latest MIT faculty to nab prestigious “genius grant.” October 4, 2018 Read full story →
Getting serious about food safety Deborah Blum’s new book explores the unlikely origins of food and drink regulation in the U.S. October 3, 2018 Read full story →
Thomas Friedman examines impact of global “accelerations” In fall 2018 Compton Lecture, noted columnist discusses problems and opportunities arising from a society in flux. October 2, 2018 Read full story →
Does free flow of capital make the economy more efficient? David Thesmar studies what happens when the finance sector shakes up the whole economy. September 26, 2018 Read full story →
Report outlines keys to election security MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking. September 24, 2018 Read full story →
New recording blends old Europe and contemporary Cambridge Pianist David Deveau’s latest album interprets works by Beethoven, Mozart, and MIT’s own John Harbison. September 21, 2018 Read full story →
What makes an educational video game work well? MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.” September 20, 2018 Read full story →
Book explores milestones of astronomical discovery In “Dispatches from Planet 3,” Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them. September 18, 2018 Read full story →
3 Questions: Database shines a bright light on Washington lobbying Launch of In Song Kim’s LobbyView.org makes it simple to follow the path of money in politics. September 13, 2018 Read full story →
Civil rights in a complex world Professor Bruno Perreau examines the relationships between personal identity and public institutions. September 12, 2018 Read full story →
Why the “solid South” of midcentury U.S. politics was not so solid Associate Professor Devin Caughey’s new book looks at a massive political shift that took place in a one-party region. September 7, 2018 Read full story →
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world. September 5, 2018 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest. August 23, 2018 Read full story →
Thomas Magnanti honored with Singapore’s National Day Award Institute Professor and former president of Singapore University of Technology and Design helped build MIT-Singapore institutions and programs. August 17, 2018 Read full story →