Shankar Raman wins Levitan Prize in the Humanities
The $25,000 award supports innovative scholarship
That ’70s show
In a new book, journalist and MIT fellow Christian Caryl recounts the epoch-shaping political, religious and economic upheavals launched in the year 1979.
The strangely familiar browsing habits of 14th-century readers
MIT professor’s book digs into the eclectic, textually linked reading choices of people in medieval London.
Using literature to understand violence against blacks
MIT professor Sandy Alexandre studies the literary record to shed light on the history of lynching in the United States.
An unforgettable life
MIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin shares her memories of the world’s most famous amnesia patient.
Anthropologist Graham Jones receives the 2013 Edgerton Award
For exceptional distinction in teaching and research
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.
Are we purging the poorest?
In a new book, MIT urbanist Lawrence Vale examines the downsizing of public housing.
Stephanie Frampton awarded the Rome Prize
Will research history and cultural significance of the alphabetic writing of ancient Rome.
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.
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.
Robert C. O'Handley, former research scientist, dies at 70
Was a longtime researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Why are Japanese cartoons a global hit?
MIT scholar’s new book heralds ‘creative collaboration’ with the masses as the key to anime’s worldwide popularity.