Principles of Microeconomics now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar format
14.01SC is the third of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.
Unique languages, universal patterns
MIT linguist reveals how modern English resembles Old Japanese, and other surprising convergences between far-flung tongues.
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaign
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
Current, former MIT researchers win Cozzarelli Prize
Waldbauer, Summons and Newman cited for PNAS paper showing evidence of early oxygen on Earth.
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de Weck
On engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World
Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing
China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says
Toying with biological systems
By swapping microbial genes, Chris Voigt designs cells with novel functions.
Three MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Gedik, Matusik and Pathak among 126 researchers selected.
Ashoori awarded $1.7 million grant by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Physics professor studying 'time domain capacitance spectroscopy.'
Susan Hockfield to step down
MIT’s 16th president led Institute in service to nation and world; met recession with unprecedented fundraising success and careful budget management.