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Aug 28, 2023, 15:13 ET Gender disparities limit chances for women PhD students training to be new inventors

In the innovation economy, individuals with STEM PhDs are a critical source of human capital, with nearly 60 percent of PhDs in STEM fields— such as...

Jun 29, 2023, 11:00 ET Why do people around the world share fake news? New research finds commonalities in global behavior

Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and British "Brexit" referendum — and then COVID-19 — opened the floodgates on fake news, academic research ...

Jun 26, 2023, 07:05 ET How credit is allocated during booms can predict busts

Across history, some bursts of lending to companies and individuals, or so-called "credit booms," have led to busts, while others haven't. In a new...

Jun 07, 2023, 21:27 ET MIT's Golub Center for Finance and Policy presents the Miriam Pozen Prize to Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank

The MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) today awarded the Miriam Pozen Prize to Mario Draghi during a ceremony held at MIT. Draghi, who...

Apr 26, 2023, 07:55 ET What key factors impact investors' willingness to pay for data?

In a new study co-led by MIT Sloan School of Management, researchers have developed a statistical method that investors and financial firms can use...

Mar 28, 2023, 07:25 ET MIT Sloan School of Management researchers help redesign national lung transplant allocation system using data analytics

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has rolled out a new organ allocation system designed to be more equitable and effective for patients in need ...

Mar 09, 2023, 07:25 ET New research from MIT Sloan investigates how state policy impacts the sharing of health information data and its resulting improvements to the quality of health care

Health care IT has dramatically increased over the past 15 years. Fewer than 10% of hospitals (and fewer than 20% of doctors) were using electronic...

Mar 02, 2023, 11:05 ET New MIT Sloan research finds Americans are more receptive to counter-partisan messages than previously thought

Party loyalty and partisan motivation may interfere less with Americans' thinking than previously believed, MIT behavioral researchers Ben M. Tappin, ...

Mar 01, 2023, 07:05 ET New MIT Sloan research finds that organizations (still) prefer legacy applicants because they benefit the bottom line

A new study published in the American Sociological Review offers implications for corporate hiring based on research on the "legacy preference" in...

Feb 28, 2023, 07:35 ET MIT researchers: Megafund approach to attract more private investors to fusion energy

To help fusion research and development appeal to private investors, MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Andrew W. Lo suggests a "megafund"...

Feb 14, 2023, 07:05 ET MIT's Golub Center for Finance and Policy names Mario Draghi as winner of the Miriam Pozen Prize

The MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) today announced that Mario Draghi has been named the winner of the Miriam Pozen Prize in...

Jan 23, 2023, 08:05 ET How companies and organizations can gain an analytics edge in 2023 and beyond

Data drives efficiencies, increases profitability, and bolsters innovation. Yet analytics skills remain outside the wheelhouse of many business...

Jan 17, 2023, 07:05 ET MIT Sloan book says we need to do a lot more to prevent and prepare for climate catastrophes

A new book by an economist at MIT Sloan School of Management argues that despite efforts to reduce emissions worldwide, severe climate change is...

Jan 12, 2023, 12:55 ET Myron Scholes Named S. Donald Sussman Award Recipient by MIT Sloan School of Management

The MIT Sloan School of Management recently announced that Myron Scholes, Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate...

Dec 07, 2022, 07:05 ET MIT Leaders for Global Operations announces new industry partnership with Re:Build Manufacturing

The MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program welcomes Re:Build Manufacturing as its newest industry partner. This addition brings LGO's...

Dec 07, 2022, 07:05 ET MIT Sloan professor's new book chronicles the crazy, complicated love story of Harvard Square--and downtowns across America

Why do so many of us feel like our local Main Streets and downtowns are not what they used to be? This question lies at the heart of a new book,...

Nov 29, 2022, 08:48 ET New MIT Sloan research measures exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter

When talking about misinformation online, viral "fake news" has gotten the lion's share of attention. But what happens when political elites...

Nov 10, 2022, 15:55 ET New MIT Sloan research on identity cues in social media shows it's not just what is said but who says it that matters

One of the first and most controversial policy changes Elon Musk proposed after taking the helm at Twitter last week, was to overhaul Twitter's...

Oct 18, 2022, 07:05 ET Only 22% of Companies Have Undergone Significant Digital Business Transformation, And They Have Higher Revenue Growth and Net Margins

A new book released today by research scientists at MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) spotlights a study of 1,311 global firms that...

Oct 05, 2022, 07:05 ET New research from MIT Sloan reveals first sustained reversal of rising earnings inequality in three decades

Income inequality in the U.S. has stubbornly grown since 1980, hardening class divides, restraining upward economic mobility, and stalling progress...

Sep 27, 2022, 07:25 ET Academic study reveals new evidence of Facebook's negative impact on the mental health of college students

A new study led by researchers from Tel Aviv University, MIT Sloan School of Management and Bocconi University reveals new findings about the...

Sep 21, 2022, 07:05 ET New MIT Sloan research identifies which countries may be better positioned to accept a "new normal" of living with COVID-19

With the eradication of COVID-19 out of reach, are we close to a "new normal" in which we can leave restrictive non-pharmaceutical interventions...

Sep 15, 2022, 14:00 ET A team of MIT, Harvard and Stanford scientists finds "weaker ties" are more beneficial for job seekers on LinkedIn

Employment is a critical issue impacting the economy, and it gained even more attention during the pandemic with the elimination or transformation of ...

Aug 09, 2022, 07:25 ET MIT Center for Collective Intelligence's Climate CoLab spins out and migrates to Wazoku's global Challenge Community InnoCentive

The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) today announced that its Climate CoLab—a global platform that crowdsources new ideas to address...

Jun 28, 2022, 07:05 ET New MIT Sloan study discovers "widespread and repeated" retroactive changes to ESG scores

The explosion in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing has led to strong reliance on ESG ratings providers—and questions...