CS+HASS SuperUROP debuts with nine research projects | MIT News
In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.
May 15, 2018 • ~5 min
People power | MIT News
State-level policy in the U.S. is responsive to public opinion, study shows.
May 11, 2018 • ~6 min
3 Questions: Vipin Narang on the North Korea summits | MIT News
Nuclear strategy expert shares observations from the recent North Korea-South Korea summit and possible outcomes of the North Korea-U.S. summit.
May 10, 2018 • ~4 min
For food-aid recipients, information is power | MIT News
A simple card explaining a government aid program leads to more rice for poor villagers in Indonesia.
May 9, 2018 • ~6 min
How much does infrastructure boost an economy? | MIT News
MIT economist’s historical study details how railroads helped India trade and grow.
April 26, 2018 • ~6 min
Using data science to improve public policy | MIT News
MIT Policy Hackathon, run by students within MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, seeks interdisciplinary solutions to societal challenges.
April 23, 2018 • ~7 min
Parag Pathak wins John Bates Clark Medal | MIT News
MIT economist lauded for work on education, market-design mechanisms.
April 20, 2018 • ~6 min
How often do medical problems lead to bankruptcy? | MIT News
Poor health is a less common cause of bankruptcy than commonly thought, but it brings other economic woes, study finds.
March 21, 2018 • ~6 min
Conference advances use of data and evaluation in policymaking | MIT News
Government leaders, social service providers, and leading scholars gathered for the second conference of J-PAL North America’s State and Local Innovation Initiative.
March 7, 2018 • ~5 min
Mens et Manus America panelists analyze U.S. immigration policy | MIT News
Experts cite immigration as engine of U.S. success, lament human damage done by current policies, and see signs of hope.
Feb. 21, 2018 • ~9 min
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