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.

Chuck Leddy | MIT Open Learning • mit
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.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
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.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
March 19, 2018 ~7 min

Seeking the stories behind the data | MIT News

MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.

Fatima Husain | MIT News Office • mit
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.

Helen Hill | EAPS • mit
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.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
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.

School of Engineering • mit
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.

Stefanie Koperniak | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
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.

Sarah C. Baldwin | Department of Political Science • mit
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.

Sonny Oram | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Jan. 26, 2017 ~5 min

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