President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT
Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.
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Tackling poverty, one person at a time
MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Sarah Tress aims to use engineering to reduce hardships in developing countries.
Combining artificial intelligence with their passions
Research projects show creative ways MIT students are connecting computing to other fields.
Spenser’s "Faerie Queene" as a modern visual comic
Junior Ivy Li, a literature and physics major, adapts a legendary work and innovates in an enduring literary tradition.
Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship
Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.
Study: Democracy fosters economic growth
Researchers find vast gains in productivity after countries democratize.
Learning to study a painful past
Lerna Ekmekçioğlu studies pioneering Armenian women of the 19th and 20th centuries — and helps other scholars enter her field.
Chernobyl: How bad was it?
A scholar’s book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous nuclear meltdown.
Making a path to ethical, socially beneficial artificial intelligence
Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure artificial intelligence serves the public good.
2019 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Angrist, Demaine, Jones, and Taylor receive MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching.
Innovating at the speed of light
Symposium speakers describe how colleges must meet the challenges of a rapidly emerging environment in which "computing is for everyone."
The future of education in a world of pervasive computing
Conference celebrating new MIT Schwarzman College of Computing explores the changing face of higher ed.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2019
Institute ranks within the top 2 in 17 of 48 subject areas.
What 126 studies say about education technology
A J-PAL North America publication aims to help decision-makers understand how education technology can help — or hinder — student learning.
Undark magazine wins George Polk Award for environmental reporting
Coveted prize, considered among the most prestigious in journalism, was awarded for a global series on air pollution.