QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
Building a foundation for tech startups
Launched in an MIT dorm room, alum’s venture capital firm now controls $150 million in assets.
Using new models and big data to better understand financial risk
Bringing together engineers, data theorists, mathematicians, economists, biologists, and policy experts, IDSS is looking at financial risk through a multidisciplinary lens.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
New undergraduate majors and minors to debut in fall 2016
Driven by student demand and the blending of fields, new opportunities include management tracks and minors in computer science, data science, and innovation.
MIT Sloan launches three new undergraduate majors and minors
Course 15 will offer undergraduates three new majors — management, business analytics, and finance — starting this fall.
Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
MIT Professional Education and Center for Real Estate announce new Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Development
Enrollment open for a five-course certificate program.
Watching how the money flows
David Andrew Singer maps the influence of global capital flows among governments, banks, and individuals around the world.
Glen Shor named vice president for finance
Secretary for administration and finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will join MIT in January.
Know thy banker — it could keep you solvent
Study shows banks that have good working relationships with their customers reduce loan defaults.
How a new approach to funding Alzheimer’s research could pay off
Model indicates that diverse research approaches to the disease would be a rewarding investment.
How widespread is tax evasion?
New study puts a cost on "round-tripping," a method investors use to avoid the tax collector.
A scholar who thinks globally and acts locally
Political scientist David Singer produces innovative research on international financial policy.