MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education

The Jameel World Education Lab awards more than $900K in Education Innovation Grants to researchers across MIT.

Shauna Billings Delano | Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~14 min

Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Aug. 18, 2023 ~6 min


Suzanne Freeman and Mariel Garcia-Montes receive 2023 Jeanne Guillemin Prize

Award from the Center for International Studies supports women pursuing doctorates in international affairs.

Michelle English | MIT Center for International Studies • mit
June 8, 2023 ~13 min

Why 1968 still matters

Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 2, 2023 ~10 min

American Astronomical Society honors seven MIT affiliates with 2022 awards, prizes

Two MIT professors and five alumni recognized for outstanding contributions to astronomy research, education, and communication.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
June 8, 2022 ~8 min

Virtual worlds apart

Paul Roquet’s new book traces the very different trajectories of virtual reality in the U.S. and Japan.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 26, 2022 ~6 min

MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants

The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.

MIT.nano • mit
April 12, 2022 ~6 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


Design, power, and justice

In new book “Design Justice,” Associate Professor Sasha Costanza-Chock examines how to make technology work for more people in society.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 3, 2020 ~8 min

At doctoral hooding ceremony, a call to make the world “more just, more fair” | MIT News

Candis Callison SM ’02, PhD ’10, professor and journalist, tells doctoral graduates they can “shift society” for the better.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
June 7, 2018 ~6 min

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