Thirteen MIT students awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
Honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
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Using new models and big data to better understand financial risk
Bringing together engineers, data theorists, mathematicians, economists, biologists, and policy experts, IDSS is looking at financial risk through a multidisciplinary lens.
App that provides “nutrition receipts” for groceries wins IDEAS Global Challenge
Twelve teams competing in social-entrepreneurship competition split $97,500 in cash prizes.
Chancellor announces changes to undergraduate withdrawal and readmission policies
Enhancements aim to make processes clearer, easier to navigate, and more supportive.
J-PAL North America launches health care delivery innovation competition
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help U.S. health care leaders find solutions to key challenges in health care delivery.
Startup optimizes corporate health care plans
Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.
Watch your tone
Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.
Smarter driving, using your phone
App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road.
An app for safer roads
Censio’s data analytics on driving behavior helps users improve safety and lower insurance rates.
Making banking effective for the poor
In India, PhD student Natalia Rigol aims to tap into community knowledge to vet loan and grant applicants.
Sports Shorts for Oct.12, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Volleyball stays undefeated in NEWMAC play; Women’s Cross Country places 5th at NEICAA Championship.
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
New graduate student child care network at MIT
Pilot program will support child care providers who care for children of graduate students in the providers’ licensed homes on campus.
Finding 911 callers instantly
Mobile app automatically sends a caller’s location and medical data to dispatch centers.