1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (355+ words) My own research is interdisciplinary, and I knew that I could really benefit from the interdisciplinary environment at MIT, and specifically at CIS, where faculty are coming not only from political science, but also affiliated with the Department of Economics…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (514+ words) Since her first journalism fellowship covering energy and the environment at the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Madison Goldberg has been drawn to science communication and audio storytelling. Now, after reporting on topics from solar storms to sewer systems to…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (617+ words) From enhancing international business logistics to freeing up more hospital beds to helping farmers, MIT Professor Dimitris Bertsimas SM "87, PhD "88 summarized how his work in operations research has helped drive real-world improvements, while delivering the 54th annual James R. Killian Faculty Achievement…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (634+ words) Who benefits from artificial intelligence? This basic question, which has been especially salient during the AI surge of the last few years, was front and center at a conference at MIT on Wednesday, as speakers and audience members grappled with…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (719+ words) Growing up in the village of Kewa " located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque in New Mexico "William Pacheco, a member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo, learned the value of his language, its history, and the traditions it carries. "We speak…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (340+ words) The United States and China "are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world," said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. "We need to work with each other for the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1069+ words) Five MIT faculty explain how early engagement with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, an academic-industry collaboration, has positively impacted their careers, growth of their research groups, areas of AI focus, and successes. The early years of faculty members" careers are…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (873+ words) Zora Neale Hurston remains one of America's best-known authors. Charles Henry Turner developed landmark studies about the behavior of bees and spiders. Brian Wilson founded the Beach Boys. George Nissen invented the trampoline. What do they all have in common?...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (248+ words) It's a real validation of all the work behind the scenes," says Karl Berggren, faculty head of electrical engineering within the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He's looking at the numbers of new enrollees in Course…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (690+ words) Calculus is a gateway for many students into STEM higher education and careers," says MIT Professor Eric Klopfer, a co-director of'the MIT4America Calculus Project. We can help more students, in more places, fulfill requirements and get into great universities across the…...