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A chemist investigates how proteins assume their shape

Matt Shoulders hopes to shed light on diseases linked to flawed protein folding.

February 23, 2020

Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, talking at his Starr Forum lecture, hosted by the Center for International Studies, on February 19, 2020.

A road map for artificial intelligence policy

In a Starr Forum talk, Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, outlines key facets of regulating new technologies.

February 20, 2020

Left to right: Joe Chung (Redstar), Ayah Bdeir (littleBits), Nan-Wei Gong (Figur8), Rana El Kaliouby (Affectiva), Eran Egozy (Harmonix), and John Underkoffler (Oblong) participate in a panel discussion about their entrepreneurial paths out of the Media Lab.

Out of the lab and into the world

E14 Venture Summit celebrates the diversity of spinoff companies from the Media Lab.

February 11, 2020

Alchemista co-founder and CEO Christine Marcus MBA ’12 says she sold her house and dipped into her retirement savings to get the company off the ground.

MIT helps first-time entrepreneur build food hospitality company

Led by Christine Marcus MBA ’12, Alchemista is finding success with a human-centered approach to food service.

January 30, 2020

Madeline Abrahams, an EECS senior and MIT/Tang Family FinTech SuperUROP scholar, presents her work investigating the spread of misinformation related to climate change via algorithmic aggregation platforms at the SuperUROP Showcase.

At halfway point, SuperUROP scholars share their research results

In a lively poster session, more than 100 undergraduates discuss their yearlong research projects on everything from machine learning to political geography.

January 29, 2020

Daniela Rus (far right), director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), moderated a panel on dispelling the myths of AI technologies in the workplace. The AI and the Work of the Future Congress was co-organized by CSAIL, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and the MIT Work of the Future Task Force.

MIT conference focuses on preparing workers for the era of artificial intelligence

As automation rises in the workplace, speakers explore ways to train students and reskill workers.

November 22, 2019

Forum participants engage in a discussion to advance CEE curriculum fundamentals. (Left to right:) Donald Webster of Georgia Tech, David Rosowsky of the University of Vermont, Julie Zimmerman of Yale University, and Robert Gilbert of the University of Texas at Austin.

Forum addresses future of civil and environmental engineering education

Academic leaders cite urgent need to expand, enhance curriculum to address societal challenges.

November 22, 2019

“We believe that AI plays a key role now, and in the future development of the region, if it’s used in the right way,” says Omar Costilla Reyes, one of four MIT graduate students working to help Latin America adopt artificial intelligence technologies. Pictured here (left to right) are Costilla Reyes, Emilia Simison, Pedro Antonio Colon-Hernandez, and Guillermo Bernal.

Students push to speed up artificial intelligence adoption in Latin America

To help the region catch up, students organize summit to bring Latin policymakers and researchers to MIT.

November 19, 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

"Scientists are often motivated by factors other than wages,” says Carolyn Stein, "but many insights from labor economics still help us understand how the field of science functions. Incentive and career concerns still matter. And risk is a big concern.”

Meet Carolyn Stein: Researching the economics of science

MIT PhD student explores the impact of scientists being "scooped" when a competing research team publishes results first, a concern for many disciplines.

September 23, 2019