Is the medical match fair?
Study finds the demand for positions strongly influences medical residents’ salaries.
Deval Patrick to participate in MIT's Innovation Initiative
Former Massachusetts governor to contribute to activities on policy and economic prosperity.
Innovation in transportation
U.S. transportation secretary discusses “infrastructure deficit,” need for long-term innovation and planning.
Study: Industrial clusters fuel economies
New study shows clusters, across fields, help growth, jobs, and innovation.
Report details steps needed to accelerate innovation at MIT
New Innovation Initiative aims to reshape the role of the university in the 21st-century economy.
The Iran nuclear deadline
A roundtable discussion on Iranian negotiations delves into potential outcomes and implications.
Hacking health care
PhD student Andrea Ippolito improves health care through engineering, entrepreneurship, and systems design.
Hewlett Foundation funds new MIT initiative on cybersecurity policy
Largest-ever private commitment to cybersecurity establishes major new academic centers.
MIT SHASS economist James Poterba awarded the Holland Medal
Medal honors outstanding contributions to public finance.
Study aims to shorten Election Day lines
New MIT-led research effort applies the science of lines to the polling place.
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission
Better options available in thousands of near-Earth asteroids, expert says.
Francis Collins: Scientists must engage with the world
In Compton Lecture, NIH director details the importance of reaching out to others.
Will the new industrial city work?
At MIT symposium, promise of advanced manufacturing suggests new ways to reshape urban space.