New medical operations
At MIT’s ‘Innovations in Health Care’ conference, industry experts discuss how to maintain quality while reining in costs.
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MIT website provides a welcoming experience for new hires
New employees now have a wealth of resources to guide them as they begin their professional lives at MIT, from a New Hire Activities Application to an orientation and onboarding website.
Confronting climate change from the bottom up
MIT Climate CoLab conference tackles climate change by harnessing the power of crowds.
Race and class
MIT historian Craig Wilder documents the manifold links between universities and the slave economy in colonial America.
Alison Alden, MIT’s vice president for human resources, to retire in 2014
Early-spring departure to conclude ‘seven years of exceptional service’ to the Institute.
A look at the Class of 2017
From a bedroom chemist to a high-flying roboticist, talents abound among MIT’s incoming freshmen.
Rethinking investment risk
Does financial innovation inherently lead to greater risk in markets? An MIT economist takes a new look at the problem and says it does.
Simons Center for the Social Brain offers seed grants, postdoc fellowships
Deadline for applications is September 30
MIT adopts new policy to mitigate federal tax burden for same-sex couples
Institute to provide supplemental payment of $1,500 to cover imputed income tax.
How Medicaid affects adult health
Study: Health insurance helps lower-income Americans avoid depression, diabetes, major financial shocks.
Valuing versatility
In an age of specialization, a little versatility could improve operations management, cloud computing, and possibly even the provision of health care.
MIT president, senior faculty and deans ask Cambridge to approve MIT’s zoning proposal
Reif thanks City Council and the people of Cambridge for valuable input.