Sally Kornbluth
MIT President
“MIT is a community of curious, creative people with a passion for using technology to make a better world—but we also know there are many problems that technology alone can’t solve. As we take on the great global challenges of our time, from cancer to climate change, we count on our faculty in the humanities, arts, and social sciences to help all of us, across disciplines and across schools, to ask better questions, arrive at better answers, and prepare our students to explore, synthesize, savor, shape, and thrive in the future that will soon be theirs.”
The Test of Democracy
Lily Tsai—professor of political science and director and founder of the MIT Governance Lab—explores what makes democracies work
Supercharging Human-Centered Thinking
Agustín Rayo PhD ’01, the Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, talks about the value of research and teaching that is deeply informed by human understanding
Q&A
MITHIC Powers Interdisciplinary Collaborations for Innovation and Impact
Q&A with Julie A. Lucas, Vice President for Resource Development
Community Highlights
For the Love of Ballroom—and MIT
Doug ’72, SM ’74, ME ’75 and Sara Bailey | Chi-Man Lo ’74 and Esther Kong Lo
A Celestial Experience for Undergraduates
Students from MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences look to the skies in Astronomy Field Camp
Shared Voices, Shared Experiences with realtalk@MIT
Center for Constructive Communication project builds connections through conversations
“I love expressing new ideas. Art is really a great way to do it”
Computer science and molecular biology major Alexa Mallar ’27 has a passion for the visual
Can Algorithms Improve Research Quality?
Assistant professor Ashesh Rambachan sees potential for improving behavioral economics
Students Flock to Revitalized Stratton Student Center
Upgrades to W20—first opened in 1968—add natural light and welcoming spaces
MIT undergraduates gain global experience and new insights through the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
The Art of Computer Programming
Nick Montfort SM ’98 brings poetry and programming together with artistic results
A Test Bed for Sustainable Manufacturing
Starting with Turkey—and with support from J-PAL’s King Climate Action Initiative—researchers explore strategies to reduce emissions while protecting growth
Listening to Frontline Workers
MIT Sloan study led by Erin Kelly explores power of employee input to improve workplace conditions
Living the Theater Dream at MIT
Theater Arts program gives students space to stretch their creativity
A Complete Picture of Sustainability
MIT’s Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy brings together natural and social scientists for an integrated approach to climate challenges
Six current faculty in the Department of Economics have won the Nobel Prize
Understanding Workplace Inequality
Nina Roussille, the Gordon K. Lister and Donald K. Lister Career Development Assistant Professor of Economics, uses economic tools to examine disparities in pay and career advancement
Digital Instruments for Musical Togetherness
Engineering graduate student Joseph Ntaimo ’23 builds instruments that “empower people to jam with each other”
Music and Technology Intertwined
Graduate program in music technology and computation brings new dimension to interdisciplinary offerings
Erik Lin-Greenberg: Of Arms and Algorithms
Political science professor explores issues of the modern military
A Behavioral Economist’s Approach to AI
Professor Sendhil Mullainathan wants to harness technology to help solve very human challenges
