Policy

All the difference in the world

In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.

March 23, 2012

Kerry consults with Professor Dennis Whyte, front left, as well as research scientists and graduate and undergraduate students in the Alcator C-Mod Control Room.

Sen. Kerry tours Alcator C-Mod tokamak

Project is at risk of being terminated due to proposed federal budget cuts.

March 20, 2012

At the entrance to the Alcator C-Mod Control Room, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick greets PSFC Director Miklos Porkolab, along with senior officers of the Research, Development, and Technical Employees Union.

Mass. Gov. Patrick, U.S. Reps. Capuano and Inslee visit Alcator C-Mod

Learn about fusion and its prospects as a green energy source

March 14, 2012

Secretary Chu with students from MIT at the Better Buildings Case Competition finale, held in Washington D.C.

MIT students tackle efficiency barriers at the Better Buildings Case Competition

March 8, 2012

MIT political science PhD candidate Christoper Clary

Political science PhD candidate Christopher Clary helping to shape U.S. defense policy

March 5, 2012

Pierre Azoulay, an associate professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Scientists: This man has your number

Pierre Azoulay knows why scientists thrive, flounder and have bursts of creativity — and he has the numbers to back it up.

February 29, 2012

Jens Hainmueller, associate professor of political science

Jens Hainmueller: A 'numbers' guy takes on pressing public policy issues

Political science associate professor ties together qualitative and quantitative ways of thinking about politics and society.

February 15, 2012

Ashley Finan, PhD candidate, nuclear science and engineering

Ashley Finan: Developing better policy for energy innovation

February 14, 2012

Senior Research Scientist Richard Lanza, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering.

Nuclear security takes its place in NSE’s curriculum

January 31, 2012

Said and Done for January 2012

The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest.

January 26, 2012

MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing

Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.

January 25, 2012

MIT's Noelle Eckley Selin explains the biological pathways for mercury, and the positive impact the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards will have regionally.

MIT researcher: U.S. taking leadership on mercury in the environment

Noelle Eckley Selin joins the EPA's regional administrator, Curt Spalding, and other public health experts to speak about the EPA's recent Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

January 20, 2012

Research Scientist Valerie Karplus (right) has been working with Henry Jacoby (left), John Heywood, John Reilly, and others to examine different policy approaches to motivating drivers to consume less gasoline in their cars. Using a specially formulated model based on empirical data about people’s vehicle purchase and travel behavior, advanced vehicle types (including plug-in hybrids), and more,...

Designing policies to curb fuel use, GHG emissions

January 10, 2012

Christopher R. Knittel, the William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics, discusses policy options for addressing climate change during an MIT Earth Week colloquium in April 2011. Knittel holds the first endowed chair enabled by MITEI in order to recruit faculty in key disciplines for MIT energy research and education.

Knittel named first energy faculty chair at MIT

January 5, 2012

A shale gas revolution?

MIT report shows prosperous shale gas market could hurt future R&D, if we let it.

January 3, 2012

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