Departments
Management
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A makerspace for students, by students
Initiated and led by students, MakerWorks fosters making with strong engineering focus.
June 22, 2016 -
Winds of change?
Study: China could go big on wind power — if it adjusts its grid operations.
June 20, 2016 -
The price of regret
Why stores should take shoppers’ emotions into account when setting prices.
May 23, 2016 -
MIT team’s “brain” for microgrids wins Clean Energy Prize
Six teams split $225,000 in prizes at the annual competition that funds clean-energy ideas.
May 2, 2016 -
App that provides “nutrition receipts” for groceries wins IDEAS Global Challenge
Twelve teams competing in social-entrepreneurship competition split $97,500 in cash prizes.
April 4, 2016 -
Prominent MIT economist and dean Lester Thurow dies at 77
Scholar and public intellectual examined globalization and its consequences.
March 29, 2016 -
The games within the games
The world’s biggest sports analytics conference shows how theorists have changed sports.
March 15, 2016 -
Sepsis-curing device wins new health care prize
Device that filters blood to prevent organ failure wins MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize.
February 26, 2016 -
Media-sharing app for early education catches on nationwide
Teachers can record a child’s learning experiences and securely share them with parents.
February 24, 2016 -
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.
February 24, 2016 -
Startup optimizes corporate health care plans
Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.
February 18, 2016 -
A stake in innovation
Laws allowing companies to prioritize stakeholders boost innovative activity.
February 17, 2016 -
Into Africa
Entrepreneurs returning home to Africa find great promise, and many challenges.
February 5, 2016 -
Welcome the MIT Siebel Scholars for 2016
Graduate students from bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science join a distinguished intellectual community.
February 4, 2016 -
Do venture capitalists matter?
Yes, finds a study — especially when direct flights help them visit their investments more often.
February 4, 2016 -
Sensible subsidies
Study: How should backing for clean technology be designed?
January 21, 2016 -
Watch your tone
Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.
January 20, 2016 -
Are you a “harbinger of failure”?
Study: Some consumers have an unerring knack for buying unpopular products.
December 23, 2015 -
New report outlines MIT’s global entrepreneurial impact
Alumni-founded companies have created 4.6 million jobs, generating nearly $2 trillion in annual revenues.
December 9, 2015 -
Scaling commercial energy efficiency
Automated energy analytics platform collects data on commercial buildings to improve energy efficiency.
November 16, 2015