The new challenges for urban planners
In MIT talk, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan emphasizes the need for creative urbanism in a time of economic strain.
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How to make factory conditions better
After years of research into global production systems, an MIT political scientist is convinced that government, not just the private sector, must help keep workers safe.
How Medicaid affects adult health
Study: Health insurance helps lower-income Americans avoid depression, diabetes, major financial shocks.
Are we purging the poorest?
In a new book, MIT urbanist Lawrence Vale examines the downsizing of public housing.
Decoding ‘noisy’ language in daily life
Study shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input.
MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM education
Initiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.
China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited isles
At MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.
Building the new New Orleans, block by block
MIT urbanist’s new book shows how active neighborhood communities helped revitalize the city after Hurricane Katrina.
Commerce’s call to action
In MIT talk, head of U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlines business-oriented policy agenda.
Deep in the field
Book details how economist Robert Townsend has spent two decades in rural Thailand, exploring the links between household finances and economic growth.
3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our future
With MIT hosting a global French history conference, a look at the international growth of — and changes in — the field.
Building a better big box
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
Helping students master data
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
Sizing up Japan, after the disaster
MIT political scientist examines Japanese stasis after nuclear meltdown at Fukushima.
