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In 15 TED Talk-style presentations, MIT faculty recently discussed their pioneering research that incorporates social, ethical, and technical considerations and expertise, each supported by seed grants established by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC), a cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. The call for proposals last summer was met with […]

MIT has an unparalleled history of bringing together interdisciplinary teams to solve pressing problems — think of the development of radar during World War II, or leading the international coalition that cracked the code of the human genome — but the challenge of climate change could demand a scale of collaboration unlike any that’s come […]

The national academic honor society champions education in the arts and sciences.

When people think of MIT, they may first think of code, circuits, and cutting-edge science. But the school has a rich history of interweaving art, science, and technology in unexpected and innovative ways — and that’s never been more clear than with the Institute’s latest festival, Artfinity: A Celebration of Creativity and Community at MIT. After […]

Stanley Fischer PhD ’69, MIT professor emeritus of economics and a towering figure in both academic macroeconomics and global economic policymaking, passed away on May 31. He was 81. Fischer was a foundational scholar as well as a wise mentor and a central force in shaping the macroeconomic tradition of MIT’s Department of Economics that […]