Professors Linda Griffith and Feng Zhang along with Guillermo Ameer ScD ’99, Darrell Gaskin SM ’87, William Hahn, and Vamsi Mootha recognized for contributions to medicine, health care, and public health.
Cited for work building the foundations of “natural experiments” in economic research, Angrist is honored along with David Card and Guido Imbens.
The prestigious prize honors leadership in advancing the status of women in the economics field through example, scholarship, achievements, and mentoring.
New professors join Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and Political Science.
Economists find companies’ adoption of robots is partly due to shortages in middle-aged labor.
Analysis of Medicare data finds location matters, not just past health behavior.
Large-scale video campaign allowed physicians and public health messengers to encourage staying home over the 2020 holidays.
The 2021 School of Engineering Accenture Fellows are bolstering research and igniting ideas to help transform global business.
Experiment with working poor in India finds no impact from more night sleep, though naps help; rest quality may be key.
Master’s student Pavarin Bhandtivej seeks to bring data to bear on policymaking in Thailand.
Results suggest people of all races and political affiliations can be influenced with accurate and clear information conveyed by trusted experts, such as physicians.
MIT economist sees overlooked value in repairs, upgrades, and user fees to help fund projects.
Twenty-three instructors recognized for extraordinary online teaching with annual student-nominated award.
MIT historian Caley Horan’s new book chronicles the development of the insurance business into a U.S. behemoth.
Nearly 300 government and military members participated in a new course designed to explore the next generation of artificial intelligence and related technologies.