Inside climate politics
Study: Pattern of winners and losers explains U.S. policy on fuel subsidies.
MIT hosts discussion on scaling STEM education
President Reif and Congressman Joe Kennedy III lead an afternoon of discussions on how to bring quality STEM education to all.
Study provides scenarios for assessing long-term benefits of climate action
Environmental Protection Agency uses scenarios to evaluate gains for agriculture, health, and other global concerns.
Building the Living Wage Calculator
Amy Glasmeier explores economic variations by region to shed light on income inequality.
President Obama invites MIT entrepreneurs to give demo at the White House
Wireless motion-tracking device from CSAIL researchers is among highlighted innovations at “Demo Day.”
Consortium including MIT awarded $110M national grant to promote photonics manufacturing
Partnership of government, industry, and academia will pursue integration of optical devices with electronics.
Putting research in the spotlight
Senior research officers from MIT and universities across the U.S. met with the press to discuss the future of the research enterprise.
CSAIL report: Giving government special access to data poses major security risks
Whether “backdoor” or “front-door,” government access imperils your data, report authors say.
Measuring climate change action
MIT analysis informs a new EPA report on the effects of curbing climate change.
Study: Juvenile incarceration yields less schooling, more crime
Teen offenders who serve time finish school less often, become repeat offenders more often.
MIT students interview Megan Smith, U.S. CTO and 2015 Commencement speaker
Smith chronicles her time at MIT, role at the White House, and view of how technology is changing the world.
Q&A: Deval Patrick on innovation and growth
Former Massachusetts governor discusses MIT, policymaking, and public investment in technology.
Mario Molina: Don’t gamble with our climate future
In Compton Lecture, Nobel laureate debunks three climate change myths, suggests reframing risks.