Making the clean energy transition work for everyone
At the 2024 MIT Energy Conference, participants grappled with the key challenges and trends shaping our fight to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
Deciphering the cellular mechanisms behind ALS
Professor Ernest Fraenkel has decoded fundamental aspects of Huntington’s disease and glioblastoma, and is now using computation to better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Using generative AI to improve software testing
MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.
A careful rethinking of the Iraq War
Roger Petersen’s new book details military operations and political dynamics in Iraq, shedding new light on the challenges of state-building.
Dealing with the limitations of our noisy world
Tamara Broderick uses statistical approaches to understand and quantify the uncertainty that can affect study results.
Eight from MIT named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows
Fellows honored for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.
Professor Edward Roberts, management scholar, champion of entrepreneurship, and “MIT icon,” dies at 88
The trailblazing MIT Sloan professor identified keys to successful technology-based business, helping generations of MIT students and faculty to start firms.
The MIT Press announces Grant Program for Diverse Voices recipients for 2024
From a scholarly monograph on Haitian language to a feminist history of social media photography, grant recipients bring new perspectives to the world through the MIT Press.
3 Questions: Shaping the future of work in an age of AI
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, faculty co-directors of the new MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, describe why the work matters and what they hope to achieve.
A new shepherd’s staff to lead “the flock” during MIT Commencement
Gifted by Professor Lily Tsai, former chair of the faculty, and designed by Professor Brandon Clifford, the staff is a new, integral part of MIT Commencement.
MLK Celebration Gala pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and his writings on “the goal of true education”
Now in its 50th year, the annual event featured remarks from MIT community members and civil rights activist Janet Moses.
An MIT philosopher’s call for a civil discussion on gender and sex
In “Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions,” MIT Professor Alex Byrne argues for a return to a more inclusive brand of philosophical inquiry.
3 Questions: Why study theater in a German language class?
Using theatrical expressions of real-life situations, Emily Goodling's students study Germany's artistic response to global events.
3 Questions: Paloma Duong on the complexities of Cuban culture
The scholar’s new book looks at perspectives of the Cuban people through a study of online media, music, fashion, and contemporary communication.