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School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences
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New recording blends old Europe and contemporary Cambridge
Pianist David Deveau’s latest album interprets works by Beethoven, Mozart, and MIT’s own John Harbison.
September 21, 2018 -
What makes an educational video game work well?
MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.”
September 20, 2018 -
Book explores milestones of astronomical discovery
In “Dispatches from Planet 3,” Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them.
September 18, 2018 -
3 Questions: Database shines a bright light on Washington lobbying
Launch of In Song Kim’s LobbyView.org makes it simple to follow the path of money in politics.
September 13, 2018 -
Civil rights in a complex world
Professor Bruno Perreau examines the relationships between personal identity and public institutions.
September 12, 2018 -
J-WAFS awards grants for commercialization of food and water technologies
Solutions grants will aid commercialization of novel MIT technologies to test water safety and improve agricultural productivity.
September 11, 2018 -
Why the “solid South” of midcentury U.S. politics was not so solid
Associate Professor Devin Caughey’s new book looks at a massive political shift that took place in a one-party region.
September 7, 2018 -
Effort to support postsecondary education in prison will be housed at MIT
A multi-university consortium will look to transform the lives of incarcerated people through education.
September 6, 2018 -
J-PAL North America announces new partnerships with three state and local governments
New partners will work with J-PAL and its academic researcher network to develop randomized evaluations of programs and policies.
September 6, 2018 -
MIT team digitizes historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu
What if we could immerse ourselves in this UNESCO World Heritage Site through virtual reality or use augmented reality to interact with its 3-D site map?
August 28, 2018 -
MIT-SenseTime Alliance funds projects from all five schools
Interdisciplinary work will advance research in human and machine intelligence.
August 24, 2018 -
3 Questions: Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report
Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest.
August 23, 2018 -
Learning to evaluate social programs
Flagship J-PAL course teaches policy leaders how, why, and when to evaluate social programs ranging from antiviolence interventions to housing mobility initiatives.
August 16, 2018 -
What Paris shows us about the history of photography
MIT professor’s book develops a new narrative about photography and the ways we use it, from the place where it all began.
August 16, 2018 -
Elections management in the U.S. is improving
An updated Elections Performance Index from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab evaluates the 2016 election.
August 15, 2018 -
Turning an economics education into solutions with impact
MITx MicroMasters learner Alan Al Yussef is working to improve lives in the Middle East through a career in development economics.
August 14, 2018 -
Risk, failure, and living your life: The economics of being an early-career scientist
Doctoral student Ryan Hill studies factors that influence researchers’ professional paths, while lending his voice to support student families.
August 9, 2018 -
At MIT, Thomas Piketty calls for policies and collaborations to reduce income inequality
French economist was a keynote speaker at the 2018 World Economic History Congress.
August 9, 2018 -
New partnership between MIT-Germany and the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
MIT-Germany expands student internship and Global Teaching Labs opportunities, and establishes the MIT-FAU Seed Fund for faculty.
August 7, 2018 -
How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa.
August 2, 2018