President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visits MIT biophysics lab African leader tours the lab of Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics. April 3, 2015 Read full story →
The rapid rise of human language New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form. March 30, 2015 Read full story →
The brain in the supermarket Study: Simple “index strategy” helps consumers make choices. March 27, 2015 Read full story →
Economic detective work Versatile scholar Jonathan Parker finds new ways to decipher riddles in economics. March 19, 2015 Read full story →
Study: Prices of cancer drugs have soared since 1995 Researchers find a 10 percent annual increase, after inflation. March 18, 2015 Read full story →
Studying conflict from the ground up Newly tenured Fotini Christia studies political conflict — making findings that policymakers can use. March 4, 2015 Read full story →
Six keys to sports analytics Massive MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference reveals state of growing field. March 2, 2015 Read full story →
Social circles MIT study details the degree to which urban movement is linked to social activity. February 26, 2015 Read full story →
Saving enough? James Poterba's research shows how much you should sock away. February 18, 2015 Read full story →
Explaining what voters try to hide New paper shows how “conjoint analysis” can tackle hard political issues. February 13, 2015 Read full story →
3 Questions: Amy Finkelstein on testing health care systems MIT economist explains why randomized trials can improve medical care. February 12, 2015 Read full story →
At MIT, food for thought Symposium uses cuisine to explore immigration, identity, and politics. February 11, 2015 Read full story →
3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development. February 6, 2015 Read full story →
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms Detailed study by MIT economists shows which tech businesses tend to thrive. February 5, 2015 Read full story →
Study: More expensive emergency care does yield better results Unique research method reveals significant return on additional health care spending. February 4, 2015 Read full story →