New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions

Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.

Sarah DiCioccio | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) • mit
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Study finds ChatGPT boosts worker productivity for some writing tasks

A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
July 14, 2023 ~7 min


Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings

Study shows that cities’ plans often won’t achieve their goals, but decarbonizing the local grid could make the difference.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
July 13, 2023 ~20 min

Six ways MIT is taking action on climate

A variety of recent events highlighted efforts by faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.

Caroline Perry | Office of the Vice President for Research • mit
May 22, 2023 ~9 min

Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge

A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 12, 2023 ~5 min

Government’s invisible hand in developing countries

Political scientist Noah Nathan’s new book, “The Scarce State,” explores the deep impact government can have even when it is seemingly absent.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 11, 2023 ~7 min

Advocating for science budget and policy

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative sends students and postdocs to Capitol Hill to advocate for continued and increased federal support for scientific research.

Science Policy Initiative • mit
May 9, 2023 ~4 min

Podcast: Curiosity Unbounded, Episode 2 — Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa’s people

President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Mai Hassan about public administration in Africa and how people mobilize against repressive regimes.

MIT News Office • mit
May 9, 2023 ~38 min


J-PAL North America announces six new evaluation incubator partners to catalyze research on pressing social issues

The research center will support two nonprofits and four government agencies in designing randomized evaluations on housing stability, procedural justice, transportation, income assistance, and more.

Laina Sonterblum | J-PAL North America • mit
April 28, 2023 ~6 min

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~8 min

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