Empowering refugees worldwide by providing tools for social change | MIT News
New collaboration joins together MITx MicroMasters, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and MIT Refugee Action Hub.
May 1, 2018 • ~8 min
Using data science to improve public policy | MIT News
MIT Policy Hackathon, run by students within MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, seeks interdisciplinary solutions to societal challenges.
April 23, 2018 • ~7 min
Second annual Women in Data Science conference showcases research, explores challenges | MIT News
Co-hosted by MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, WiDS Cambridge brings together students, academic leaders, and industry partners.
March 19, 2018 • ~7 min
Seeking the stories behind the data | MIT News
MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.
Dec. 10, 2017 • ~9 min
Phytoplankton and chips | MIT News
Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.
Aug. 4, 2017 • ~9 min
David Hesslink: Taking his passion to the major leagues | MIT News
Winningest pitcher in MIT history and baseball analytics ace will join Seattle Mariners’ operations office after graduation.
May 24, 2017 • ~3 min
John Tsitsiklis appointed director of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems | MIT News
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science will also take on the new role of associate director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.
March 20, 2017 • ~2 min
Women in Data Science conference highlights impactful work and builds community | MIT News
Some 150 academic leaders, industry professionals, and students gather in Cambridge as part of a worldwide Women in Data Science event.
Feb. 21, 2017 • ~5 min
Strength in numbers | MIT News
PhD student Dean Knox studies social networks and how individuals use them to access government goods and services.
Feb. 17, 2017 • ~5 min
What can we learn from lottery spending? | MIT News
“City Digits: Local Lotto” teaches Brooklyn high school students how to work with data by analyzing lottery spending patterns.
Jan. 26, 2017 • ~5 min
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