Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.

Liam McDonnell | Office of Innovation • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~12 min

Medical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter

A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences of when the process suddenly stops.

Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

Is this the new playbook for curing rare childhood diseases?

When his son received a devastating diagnosis, Fernando Goldsztein MBA ’03 founded an initiative to help him and others.

Danna Lorch | MIT Sloan School of Management • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 • ~9 min

Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research − funding that tends to stay local

Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state.

Louis Shekhtman, Senior Lecturer of Information Science, Bar-Ilan University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~5 min

Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

Biden’s legacy includes elevating science’s influence in federal decision-making and considering the social and ethical effects of research.

Arthur Daemmrich, Professor of Practice in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~10 min

Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI

Entering office in the thick of the pandemic, Joe Biden faced science-related challenges on Day 1.

Mark Zachary Taylor, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~11 min

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

The annual UN climate conference ended with a weaker deal than many countries hoped for, and with calls to overhaul the climate talks for the future.

Lucia Green-Weiskel, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Trinity College • conversation
Nov. 26, 2024 • ~8 min

Is Cop29 a waste of time? Not if rich countries commit to paying for climate damage in developing world

Loss and damage funding could preserve cultural heritage or soothe mental anguish post-disasters.

Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science, UCL • conversation
Nov. 20, 2024 • ~8 min

J-PAL North America announces new evaluation incubator collaborators from state and local governments

Selected LEVER collaborators will work with the organization to develop an evaluation of their respective programs that alleviate poverty.

Victoria Moura | J-PAL North America • mit
Nov. 15, 2024 • ~6 min

Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations US$141 billion – or about US$2,000 per person

Around 38% of these costs can be attributed to climate change – new study.

Vikrant Panwar, Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, ODI Global • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 • ~7 min

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