Topic
Law
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Uncovering links between architecture, politics, and society
“Every building is ultimately a compromise” involving many stakeholders, says architectural historian Timothy Hyde.
September 10, 2019 -
Record-breaking DNA comparisons drive fast forensics
Developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, IdPrism and its award-winning algorithms provide rapid analysis for complex forensic DNA samples.
June 26, 2019 -
MLK Luncheon: America’s bank of justice is overdrawn but not bankrupt
Rahsaan Hall of the ACLU’s Massachusetts branch delivers keynote at annual MIT event.
February 15, 2019 -
Holding law-enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance
CSAIL system encourages government transparency using cryptography on a public log of wiretap requests.
August 8, 2018 -
Senior Vice President and Corporation Secretary Greg Morgan to retire
Suzanne Glassburn of MIT’s Office of the General Counsel will assume role.
July 30, 2018 -
Removing health care barriers and boundaries
Through transformative use of telemedicine, researcher and instructor Amar Gupta hopes to achieve better, quicker, and less expensive health care for all.
May 22, 2018 -
MIT custodian Francisco Rodriguez released from detention
After more than five months in detention, Rodriguez now awaits asylum appeal.
December 22, 2017 -
How privacy policies affect genetic testing
Study: State-level disclosure laws affect patients’ eagerness to have their DNA tested.
December 12, 2017 -
Visiting Professor Anita Hill leads conversations about Title IX
Attorney, author, and civil-rights advocate moderates The Gender/Race Imperative, a series of talks at MIT about equality in education.
November 13, 2017 -
3 Questions: Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban
Assistant professor of urban studies and planning argues immigration is good for the U.S. and that President Trump's executive order threatens national security.
July 7, 2017 -
With peer institutions, MIT files amicus brief against revised travel ban
Ensuring that students and scholars from around the globe can continue to enter the US is vital to universities’ missions, brief argues.
March 31, 2017 -
3Q: US patent office’s ruling on CRISPR
Charles Jennings of MIT’s McGovern Institute discusses the intellectual property dispute over the gene-editing technique.
February 22, 2017 -
MIT and 16 others file amicus brief concerning executive order restricting travel to US
Universities argue that the ability to welcome students and scholars from all countries is critical to their educational missions.
February 15, 2017 -
Bruno Perreau named to the French Academic Palms
Humanities scholar honored with France's highest distinction for academics.
October 5, 2016 -
Easier access to patent data
In MIT talk, U.S. Patent Office director Michelle Lee announces new initiatives for public data use.
April 1, 2016 -
Harvard attorney to head BU Law’s Technology and Cyberlaw Clinic
Andy Sellars to lead clinic that advises MIT students on laws regarding technology and the Internet.
March 15, 2016 -
A stake in innovation
Laws allowing companies to prioritize stakeholders boost innovative activity.
February 17, 2016 -
MIT joins in Supreme Court amicus brief supporting consideration of race in admissions
Institute and 12 other universities reaffirm the value of campus diversity.
November 2, 2015 -
New legal program to support students
MIT and Boston University School of Law launch innovative collaboration in business and cyber law.
September 9, 2015 -
DiVincenzo named vice president and general counsel
Institute’s deputy general counsel since 2007 will step up to serve as its chief legal officer.
March 6, 2015