New study shows rich, poor have huge mortality gap in U.S.
In unprecedented detail, lifespan gap shown to be large and growing rapidly.
![“Relatively small shocks can become magnified and then become shocks you have to contend with [on a large scale],” says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201604/MIT-macroeconomy.jpg?itok=RYFO7Wo6)
MIT Energy Initiative and AVANGRID to study the future of the electricity industry
A new collaboration could inform New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative by simulating the impact of distributed resources on the power system.
J-PAL North America launches health care delivery innovation competition
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help U.S. health care leaders find solutions to key challenges in health care delivery.
Administration addresses student recommendations
Earliest actions on inclusiveness will focus on orientation, mental health counseling, student surveys.
Transforming the U.S. transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
![“We propose that you use the carbon tax in moderation and use research subsidies for clean technology in order to make that transition [to clean technology] faster,” Daron Acemoglu says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201603/MIT-Clean-Transition.jpg?itok=9m6x46OG)
U.S., EU leaders talk Web policy and world economy at MIT
With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.
Getting the world to turn down the heat
Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.
Trading places
Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.
Christine Lagarde: Thinking globally, speaking locally
IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touts great opportunities in energy
New international agreement on “Mission Innovation” could lead to major progress on climate change.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to deliver keynote address at MIT Energy Conference
Moniz joins global energy leaders from industry, government, and academia speaking at student-organized conference on March 4 and 5.
It's all in our heads
Political science PhD student Marika Landau-Wells is using psychology and neuroscience to better understand political behavior.
Dispatches from the Paris climate talks
MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes