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Two career seekers work in the Center for Work Education and Employment’s (CWEE) computer lab with a digital literacy instructor. CWEE is one of four organizations to partner with the Work of the Future Initiative to design an evaluation of their program.

J-PAL North America announces first partners through Work of the Future Innovation Competition

Partners will work with J-PAL North America to develop randomized evaluations addressing today’s rapidly shifting labor market.

October 25, 2019

Catalia Health uses a personal robot assistant, Mabu, to help patients managing chronic diseases.

Robots help patients manage chronic illness at home

Move over, Alexa and Siri. Talking Mabu robot provides one-to-one support while relaying information to doctors.

October 10, 2019

An aerial photograph of a home built to FEMA standards in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

3Q: Jeremy Gregory on measuring the benefits of hazard resilience

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub scientist explains how rating systems akin to LEED for resilient construction can make communities more hazard-resistant.

August 7, 2019

A course called Machine Learning for Healthcare introduces students to the technical and ethical challenges of using automated tools to diagnose and treat patients.

Want to know what software-driven health care looks like? This class offers some clues.

A course that combines machine learning and health care explores the promise of applying artificial intelligence to medicine.

July 24, 2019

A patient receives an ultrasound at MDaaS Global's clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria. MDaaS provides diagnostic services to low-income communities that were previously inaccessible.

World-class diagnostics for low-income communities in sub-Saharan Africa

MDaaS Global works to transform health care in Africa by bringing high-end medical diagnostics to low-income communities.

July 11, 2019

(Top to bottom, left to right): Roger C. Altman, Wesley G. Bush, Patricia R. Callahan, R. Erich Caulfield, Hala Fadel, Orit Gadiesh, John W. Jarve, Alan M. Leventhal, Laird M. Malamed, Paul R. Marcus, Sarah Melvin, Neil E. Rasmussen, David M. Siegel, Martin Y. Tang, Charles “C.J.” Whelan III.

MIT Corporation elects 11 term members, three life members

Term members will each serve one or five years on MIT’s board of trustees.

June 6, 2019

Using their “Cybersafety” methodology, Professor Stuart Madnick (left), graduate student Shaharyar Khan (right), and Professor James Kirtley Jr. (not pictured) identified several cyber vulnerabilities in a small power plant, including a system that poses a risk because it relies on software rather than mechanical safety devices to keep turbines from spinning out of control.

Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyberattack

Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems.

June 4, 2019

New IDSS research "will demonstrate the power of data coupled with advanced tools from predictive analytics, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and data sharing markets," says IDSS Director Munther Dahleh.

Empowering African farmers with data

Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.

May 30, 2019

Agricultural productivity technologies for small-holder farmers; sustainable supply chain interventions in the palm oil industry; interventions that can provide clean water for cities and surrounding ecosystems — these are just a few of the research topics that grantees are pursuing, supported by the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT.

J-WAFS announces seven new seed grants

Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.

May 29, 2019