Supporting sustainability, digital health, and the future of work

The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology selects three new research projects to support.

School of Engineering • mit
Aug. 24, 2023 ~8 min

Q&A: Alexey Makarin on why social media harms youth mental health

MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Aug. 4, 2023 ~7 min


Probe expands understanding of oral cavity homeostasis

A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
July 18, 2023 ~5 min

J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients

Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.

Maria Paula Acosta Bello | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
May 17, 2023 ~19 min

Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2023 ~6 min

Improving health outcomes by targeting climate and air pollution simultaneously

New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Feb. 23, 2023 ~4 min

A healthy wind

Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health

New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Oct. 26, 2022 ~7 min


Scientists chart how exercise affects the body

A new study maps the genes and cellular pathways that contribute to exercise-induced weight loss.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 4, 2022 ~8 min

In-home wireless device tracks disease progression in Parkinson’s patients

By continuously monitoring a patient’s gait speed, the system can assess the condition’s severity between visits to the doctor’s office.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min

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