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Jun 5, 2024 · MIT’s unique Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) is a yearlong career-development course for second-year students focused on preparing them for a summer experience in industry, research, and public service, as well as for their future careers post-MIT.
Jun 6, 2024 · Discounting, the now-common technique for evaluating the present and future value of money by assuming a certain rate of return on that money, originated with English clergy in the 1600s. Credits. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT; iStock. In the early 1600s, the officials running Durham Cathedral, in England, had serious financial problems.
Jun 19, 2024 · Scientific American. April 17, 2024. MIT scientists have uncovered evidence that the different layers of the brain’s cortex generate different brain waves, reports Simon Makin for Scientific American. “The findings may have implications for understanding—and even treating—neuropsychiatric conditions,” Makin explains.
Jun 4, 2024 · At MIT, Puri has finally found a way of merging his lifelong interests in economic development with policy-minded research. He believes that the behavior of family firms should be of keen concern to many governments. “Family firms can be very insular, sticking with old practices and rewarding loyalty to co-ethnic partners,” he says.
4 days ago · MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2024-25. Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5. June 18, 2024. Read full story.
Jun 11, 2024 · A climate modeling downscaling method developed by MIT scientists leverages a machine-learning technique called adversarial learning to produce simulations faster and at finer resolutions, making them relevant to use on local levels for assessing risks of extreme weather.
Jun 6, 2024 · The course, Rambachan says, argues that better-built algorithms can improve decision-making across disciplines. “By building connections between economics, computer science, and machine learning, perhaps we can automate the best of human choices to improve outcomes while minimizing or eliminating the worst,” he says.
