Putting the “bang” in the Big Bang
Physicists simulate critical “reheating” period that kickstarted the Big Bang in the universe’s first fractions of a second.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 24, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: astrophysics computer-modeling physics cosmic-inflation research program-in-sts national-science-foundation-nsf school-of-science school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences department-of-energy-doe
Chernobyl: How bad was it?
A scholar’s book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous nuclear meltdown.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | March 5, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: history faculty research books-and-authors energy technology-and-society program-in-sts nuclear-power-and-reactors history-of-science school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Discovering hidden stories in the Flint water crisis | MIT News
Graduate student Elena Sobrino looks beyond the headlines to study interactions between the city’s people and institutions.
Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent | June 24, 2018~8 mins |
Tags: anthropology graduate graduate-postdoctoral history humanities pollution water profile research social-sciences students technology-and-society program-in-sts school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Ashley Smart named associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program | MIT News
Smart, a senior editor at Physics Today, was a 2015-16 Knight Science Journalism Fellow.
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT | May 16, 2018~2 mins |
Tags: knight-fellowship staff science-writing program-in-sts school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences science-communications
Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling dies at 93 | MIT News
Aeronautical engineer and historian of technology was an esteemed humanistic thinker and advocate for equality.
Sarah Jensen | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | May 15, 2018~8 mins |
Tags: faculty obituaries program-in-sts diversity-and-inclusion aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering school-of-engineering school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences teaching academics
Candis Callison SM '02 PhD '10, professor and award-winning journalist, to speak at 2018 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods | MIT News
MIT Institute Events | April 3, 2018~6 mins |
Tags: commencement special-events-and-guest-speakers alumniae history anthropology journalism program-in-sts shass comparative-media-studieswriting
When numbers started counting | MIT News
New book by MIT assistant professor chronicles the birth of statistical arguments in public debate.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Feb. 5, 2018~7 mins |
Tags: books-and-authors faculty research history statistics data politics finance shass humanities social-sciences program-in-sts
Energy transition through aesthetics and culture | MIT News
MIT Energy Initiative seminar examines the role of the humanities, design, and aesthetics in catalyzing a fairer, more diverse energy future.
Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative | Oct. 24, 2017~7 mins |
Tags: school-of-architecture-and-planning architecture climate-change energy oil-and-gas mit-energy-initiative renewable-energy sustainability shass program-in-sts history-of-science
John Durant plans a new era for the MIT Museum | MIT News
A new purpose-built museum will be an experimental place for wider conversations.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Sept. 27, 2017~6 mins |
Tags: mit-museum staff kendall-square humanities arts social-sciences technology-and-society science-communications program-in-sts shass campus-buildings-and-architecture knight-fellowship science-writing comparative-media-studieswriting
Nine SHASS faculty members awarded named professorships | MIT News
Honored positions afford faculty additional support for research.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Nov. 10, 2016~10 mins |
Tags: awards-honors-and-fellowships faculty shass comparative-media-studieswriting economics history program-in-sts political-science philosophy global-studies-and-languages
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