The shadow architects of power

June 11, 2025
Leda Zimmerman Department of Political Science
In Washington, where conversations about Russia often center on a single name, political science doctoral candidate Suzanne Freeman is busy redrawing the map of power in autocratic states. Her research upends prevailing narratives about Vladimir Putin’s Russia, asking us to look beyond the individual to understand the system that produced him. “The standard view is […]
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Bringing meaning into technology deployment

June 11, 2025
Danna Lorch MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
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 […]
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“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

June 10, 2025
Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate
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 […]
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Envisioning a future where health care tech leaves some behind

June 9, 2025
Amanda Diehl MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Will the perfect storm of potentially life-changing, artificial intelligence-driven health care and the desire to increase profits through subscription models alienate vulnerable patients? For the third year in a row, MIT’s Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize asked students to describe, in 3,000 words or fewer, how advancements in computing could shape human society for the better […]
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MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 75 graduating seniors

June 9, 2025
Kimberly Benard
The national academic honor society champions education in the arts and sciences.
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