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Miguel Zenón receives 2024 Doris Duke Artist Award in jazz
The Grammy winner, composer, and renowned saxophonist was lauded for his “unique voice as a conceptualist.”
Heather Paxson named associate dean for faculty of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
In her new role, the professor of anthropology will seek to promote well-being and advancement within the SHASS community.
MIT-Mexico Program fosters cross-border collaboration
For two decades, MIT-Mexico has funded student internships and teaching, as well as faculty research collaborations.
Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments and communities
Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.
2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
- Life is hard. Can philosophy help?
- Don't believe what they're telling you about misinformation
- MIT economics alumnus Rich Lyons named chancellor at UC Berkeley
- Paying off people’s medical debt has little impact on their lives, study finds
- How one tech skeptic decided AI might benefit the middle class