SHASS Weekly
SHASS welcomes 14 new faculty for 2025
This edition of the newsletter introduces new SHASS faculty, remembers an influential economic historian, explores a new course on data and voter behavior, and more.
Changing the conversation in health care
This edition of SHASS Weekly features a MITHIC-funded project aimed at improving communication in health care, the passing of two MIT icons, exciting new frontiers in music technology and interactive performance, and more.
The math of politics and power
The latest newsletter features a course from MIT economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu, MIT sitting atop world rankings for education institutions, a test for democracy, Artfinity festival highlights, and more.
SHASS Advanced Degree Ceremony
In this week’s newsletter, see photos from the 2025 SHASS Advanced Degree Ceremony, learn more about MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, meet the 2025 Hertz Foundation Fellowship winners, and more.
Supercharging human-centered thinking
In this week’s newsletter, learn how MIT is supercharging human-centered thinking with a cross-disciplinary approach, meet this year’s seniors, learn how successful vaccinations occur, and more.
