The sound and the query
Why do questions take the form they do? An MIT linguist explains how the noises we make help to shape the sentences we speak.
Burchard Scholars for 2010 announced
34 MIT undergraduates selected who excel in the humanities, arts, and social sciences
Nobel-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson dies at age 94
In a career that spanned seven decades, he transformed his field, influenced millions of students and turned MIT into an economics powerhouse
'Genius' grant for MIT economist
Esther Duflo receives MacArthur Fellowship for transformative work on economic development; has brought field experiments to studies of poverty around the world
Three from MIT named among world's top eight young economists
Survey by The Economist magazine highlights department's strength
