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Undergraduate Studies

Undergrads, take a virtual tour of MIT's Humanities, Arts, and Social Science fields. Discover which options are the most meaningful for your goals.

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Christopher Maynard with runners ups, Sadie Zacharek (far left), a PhD candidate in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Siddhu Pachipala (far right), an undergraduate majoring in economics and political science.

Envisioning a future in which AI can decode whale song 

An imaginative essay about a fictional breakthrough human-to-animal translation software wins this year’s Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize competition. 

David Autor (left) and Daniel Rubinfeld

David Autor named the inaugural Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in Economics

The new professorship will enable continued economics scholarship and help the chairholder train and support future economists.

MIT SHASS Advanced Degree Ceremony Interviews

In this video, advanced degree students from across SHASS programs talk about their experiences and what's next as they continue their professional journeys.

Professor Ashesh Rambachan (right) confers with a student following an Algorithms and Behavioral Science class.

A data-driven approach to making better choices

In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.

Sky Is No Limit for Deaf Pilot

A joint major in Science, Technology, and Society and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT alumna Sheila Xu is pushing the limits of what’s possible for deaf pilots.

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