3 Questions: Community policing in the Global South

International research co-led by Professor Fotini Christia finds an approach lauded in the US works differently in other regions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Dec. 4, 2024 ~6 min

From refugee to MIT graduate student

As a child, a civil war drove Mlen-Too Wesley out of Liberia. As an adult, he has returned and is applying what he learned in an MITx MicroMasters program to help the West African nation thrive.

Marisa Demers | MIT Open Learning • mit
Dec. 3, 2024 ~6 min


How mass migration remade postwar Europe

Volha Charnysh’s new book examines refugees and state-building in Germany and Poland after World War II, as new residents spurred economic and civic growth.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Dec. 3, 2024 ~8 min

The MIT Press releases report on the future of open access publishing and policy

Report aims to “ensure that open science practices are sustainable and that they contribute to the highest quality research.”

MIT Press • mit
Nov. 25, 2024 ~3 min

Your child, the sophisticated language learner

New research shows that a grasp of grammar helps even very young children figure out when they must acquire new words.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Nov. 21, 2024 ~9 min

J-PAL North America announces new evaluation incubator collaborators from state and local governments

Selected LEVER collaborators will work with the organization to develop an evaluation of their respective programs that alleviate poverty.

Victoria Moura | J-PAL North America • mit
Nov. 15, 2024 ~6 min

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 5, 2024 ~7 min

Study: Hospice care provides major Medicare savings

The late-in-life health care option reduces patient costs, even as for-profit organizations expand in the sector.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Oct. 24, 2024 ~7 min


How cfDNA testing has changed prenatal care

The noninvasive screening procedure can reduce pregnancy risks and lower costs at the same time, but only when targeted effectively.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Oct. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Large language models don’t behave like people, even though we may expect them to

A new study shows someone’s beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the model’s performance and are important for how it is deployed.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 23, 2024 ~8 min

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