LGBT content and video games: MIT lab tackles the issue
Popular games still haven’t shown they can handle lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender representations. Research at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab wants to change that.
Pfizer expands its research footprint in Cambridge
Announces lease of space in building being developed by MIT
Andrew Lo joins CSAIL
Economist hopes to merge the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence with research on financial markets and risk.
Sanofi Biomedical Innovation Award Program announces request for proposals
Biomedical Innovation Funding Awards (BIFAs)- Application deadline: Sept. 6
President Hockfield stresses innovation in speech to U.S. governors
‘Lasting economic growth emerges from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology,’ she says.
MIT part of $18.5 million effort to create mind-machine interface
New multi-institution center will work on robotic interaction with nervous system
New material could offer hope to those with no voice
MIT and Harvard researchers are developing a synthetic material to revitalize damaged vocal cords.
MIT strengthens ties with France for energy research
France-MIT Forum on Energy unveils new joint laboratory, explores other potential collaborations.
Don’t show, don’t tell?
Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.
Hockfield to co-chair U.S. manufacturing partnership
MIT president accepts Obama’s invitation to serve
Sharing wisdom, teacher to teacher
MIT math instructors have developed a tool to help educators get to ‘best practices’ and preserve them for posterity.
MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaboration
Joint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo