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General Michael Hayden took questions from the audience and from Joel Brenner (right), who was a former senior counsel at the NSA and head of US counterintelligence under the director of National Intelligence. Brenner is a research affiliate of the MIT Center for International Studies and CSAIL’s Internet Policy Research Initiative.

An assault on American intelligence

In MIT visit, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden describes current difficulties faced by society and U.S. intelligence services.

October 3, 2018

With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, a new report on keeping voting systems safe from hackers was co-authored by MIT professors Ronald L. Rivest (left) and Charles Stewart III.

Report outlines keys to election security

MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking.

September 24, 2018

MIT political scientist In Song Kim has overseen the launch of LobbyView.org, a website that connects the activities of lobbyists, firms, and politicians, so that people “can understand how legislative politics [actually] works in the U.S.,” as Kim puts it.

3 Questions: Database shines a bright light on Washington lobbying

Launch of In Song Kim’s LobbyView.org makes it simple to follow the path of money in politics.

September 13, 2018

Why the “solid South” of midcentury U.S. politics was not so solid

Associate Professor Devin Caughey’s new book looks at a massive political shift that took place in a one-party region.

September 7, 2018

Luisa Kenausis spoke at the Minds Not Missiles conference held at MIT on April 7, about the importance of educating students on nuclear weapons. The event was organized by Massachusetts Peace Action.

Q&A: Luisa Kenausis ’17 — A passion for policy

Alumna builds on her foundation in nuclear policy through a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship.

August 30, 2018

Noelle Selin’s interdisciplinary research addresses both the science and policy of air pollution, climate change, and hazardous substances.

Noelle Selin named director of the MIT Technology and Policy Program

Selin will spearhead the master's program for students whose research addresses societal challenges at the intersection of technology and policy.

August 24, 2018

This MEDSL map shows where each state’s overall score on the Elections Performance Index falls for the 2016 election.

Elections management in the U.S. is improving

An updated Elections Performance Index from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab evaluates the 2016 election.

August 15, 2018

"Rising inequality is highly correlated to unequal access to education," Piketty said in an address at MIT. "In the United States, 95 percent of those with parents at the highest income levels attend college, while only about 20 percent of the poorest do, research shows."

At MIT, Thomas Piketty calls for policies and collaborations to reduce income inequality

French economist was a keynote speaker at the 2018 World Economic History Congress.

August 9, 2018

MIT historian Anne McCants, vice president of the International Economic History Association (IEHA), says that research presented at the 2018 World Economic History Congress speaks "directly to the questions the whole world is asking at this moment."

Q&A: Anne McCants on "Waves of Globalization," the 2018 World Economic History Congress at MIT

Congress of leading thinkers in economic, business, and social history convenes in the US for first time in 50 years.

July 30, 2018

Bergquist was attracted to MIT for her doctoral studies because it integrated the study of environmental problems with urban studies, but also placed a strong emphasis on political science.

Environmental regulation in a polarized culture

Doctoral student Parrish Bergquist investigates how politics affects environmental decision-making.

July 24, 2018

Barry Posen, a Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the MIT Security Studies Program at the Center for International Studies, provided a foreign policy briefing on US grand strategy to consuls generals and journalists in April, 2018. He is the author of "The Case for Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy."

3Q: Barry Posen on the NATO Summit and state of the alliance

National security expert discusses US defense spending and considers whether the NATO alliance should remain a US priority.

July 20, 2018

Elissa Berwick, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science

An academic journey through solidarity and separatism

Doctoral student Elissa Berwick listens closely to the calls for independence rising from regions around the world.

June 4, 2018

Kathleen Thelen, Ford Professor of Political Science

Work of the future and the future of work for women in political science

Ford Professor Kathleen Thelen addresses challenges of the “gig economy” and gender equity issues in her field.

May 25, 2018

The eight 2018 MIT Fulbright Students are: (top, l-r) Emily Watlington, Caitlin Fischer, Luke Weisenbach, Julia Cha; (bottom, l-r) Jessica Varner, Andrew Xia, Skanda Koppula, Mary Tsang.

Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards

Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.

May 18, 2018

“Realizing that I could leverage my technical background in computer science to drive innovation in the theater arts motivated me to be part of the CS+HASS-SuperUROP,” says Nitah Nyang’ate Onsongo. “I hope to gain a better understanding of the scope of the communication breakdown within the theater field and help revolutionize how theater is received by society.”

CS+HASS SuperUROP debuts with nine research projects

In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.

May 15, 2018

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