3 Questions: The price of privacy in ride-sharing app performance
JTL Urban Mobility Lab researchers examine the effects of protecting user data privacy on the efficiency and service quality of ride-sharing applications.
3 Questions: Anat Biletzki on the Human Rights and Technology Fellowship Program
Designed for students, the program explores on a grand scale how technology can aid or hinder human rights.
3 Questions: Ram Sasisekharan on hastening vaccines and treatments
Biological engineer discusses condensing the time taken to develop therapeutics down from many years to a matter of months.
Undergraduates ramp up research during pandemic diaspora
Far from MIT, nuclear science and engineering students take ownership of projects and explore new terrain.
3 Questions: Why getting ahead of Covid-19 requires modeling more than a health crisis
Researchers urge a holistic approach to forecasting the virus’ impact on public health and the economy.
MIT researchers and collaborators work to prepare manufacturers for future crises
A new NSF-funded project is developing a model to help manufacturers pivot and produce personal protective equipment.
MIT begins testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19 on campus
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about the spread of the virus.
Helping companies navigate Covid-19
Professor Yossi Sheffi's latest book, “The New (Ab)Normal,” offers a key supply chain perspective on the pandemic.
How contact tracing happens at MIT
With years of experience under its belt, MIT Medical works with the campus community to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Industry and scientific leaders examine Covid-19-era inequities, emphasize rapid testing
At MIT Forefront, panelists discuss health care and work during a pandemic — and the role for business where government falls short.
Ibrahim Cissé, Ruth Lehmann, and Silvi Rouskin awarded 2021 Vilcek Prize
Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists.
Expanding access to the world’s top medical minds
InfiniteMD virtually connects patients with leading medical specialists to give advice on treatment plans, diagnoses, and more.
The meanings of masks
New ways to think about and practice protective masking, from faculty in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
How MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the pandemic
When Covid-19 forced Edgerton Center student teams off campus, the engineers found their problem-solving skills put to the test.
MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic
Working remotely this summer, students worked to better understand human intelligence and to advance machine learning applications.