MIT Campaign for a Better World ends FY17 with $3.6 billion
The Institute finished the fiscal year with $589 million in new gifts and pledges, MIT’s largest annual fundraising total to date.
When negotiating, pride goeth before destruction
Study finds good feelings from one negotiation can damage subsequent performance.
Innovating for shared prosperity
MIT’s Inclusive Innovation Challenge awards over $1 million to organizations harnessing technology to create greater economic opportunity for workers.
Veteran engineer studies career pathways of today’s graduates
After a mid-career jump to academia, PhD student Jim Magarian now analyzes engineering workforce issues.
Gene Keselman named MIT Innovation Initiative executive director
Longtime U.S. Air Force officer, entrepreneur, and nonprofit executive joins the initiative to help build out the next phase of its mission.
Projects make inroads on global food and water challenges
MIT researchers supported by J-WAFS present results of their work on food and water security.
MIT students design and donate sleeping bags to Syrian refugees
"It's a simple solution to a big problem."
Empowering young entrepreneurs in West Africa
MBA student Meghan McCormick leads a venture that helps African youth develop small businesses.
MIT named No. 5 university by U.S. News
Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
How retractions hurt scientists’ credibility
Study finds faulty research creates a significant drop in use of prior published work.
Smart mat detects early warning signs of foot ulcers
Conceived at an MIT hackathon, system could reduce amputations, cut medical costs for diabetics.
How to court millennial shoppers? Lose the logo
Alumna Wendy Wen '09 co-founded an online handbag company to create a new generation of luxury for savvy younger shoppers.
Intermittent attention, poor memory shape public perceptions of inflation
Consumers may tune in to prices when they need to — but recall data poorly, study finds.
Bitcoin study: Period of exclusivity encourages early adopters
Delaying access for the tech-savvy can stifle spread of new products, experiment with MIT students shows.
Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer
Alumni aim to make outdoor sports safer through gathering data and building a real-time social network.