How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

J-PAL North America publication highlights the promise of sectoral employment programs in combating US wage inequality.

Jamie Simonson | J-PAL North America • mit
Feb. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Learning through ‘guided’ play can be as effective as adult-led instruction

Play-based learning may also have a more positive effect on younger children’s acquisition of important early maths skills compared with traditional, direct

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 12, 2022 ~7 min


MIT in the media: 2021 in review

MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.

MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2021 ~21 min

Characters for good, created by artificial intelligence

Researchers encourage positive use cases of AI-generated characters for education and well-being.

Becky Ham | MIT Media Lab • mit
Dec. 16, 2021 ~7 min

Distinguishing truth in communications

With a new National Science Foundation grant, Justin Reich and collaborators will apply information literacy research to communities outside the formal education system.

Andrew Whitacre | Comparative Media Studies/Writing • mit
Oct. 8, 2021 ~6 min

New directions in real estate practice

Professor Siqi Zheng promotes sustainable urbanization at MIT’s Center for Real Estate.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 12, 2021 ~9 min

Tackling air pollution with autonomous drones

Alumni of the MIT New Engineering Education Transformation Program (NEET) worked together remotely from across the globe to design thinking machines.

Kate Petersen | School of Engineering • mit
June 24, 2021 ~9 min

Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census

Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 13, 2021 ~4 min


On course to create a fusion power plant

How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
April 29, 2021 ~8 min

Teaching pupils to ‘think like Da Vinci’ will help them to take on climate change

Curriculum reforms which mix the arts and sciences will better prepare young people for the real-world challenges that will define their adult lives,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 23, 2021 ~6 min

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