The Future Is Now
Schwarzman College of Computing inspires bold vision for MIT
Spring 2020
As computing revolutionizes how people work, play, learn, and interact, the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing is transforming the Institute. Bridging disciplinary boundaries, the college draws great minds together to consider the societal and ethical challenges that lie ahead and to seize the extraordinary global opportunities offered by advanced computing and artificial intelligence.
Computing College Forms Bit by Bit
Schwarzman College leadership discuss MIT’s mission to harness tech advances for good
Asking Questions of the Brain
McGovern researcher Ev Fedorenko probes links between thoughts, speech
Programmable Materials Design
Architecture grad student creates wearable tech for well-being
AI Takes Research to the Next Level
The MIT Quest for Intelligence provides tools to tackle big data
New Major Joins Computation, Cognition
Doron Hazan ’21 takes trailblazing path
From the President
Spotlight
Spotlight
Opening for Innovation
2020 marks the unveiling of two new MIT buildings in Kendall Square
A Responsible Path to Computing Advances
Ethical and social impacts drive efforts in education, research, policy
Computational Tools for Better Chemistry
Connor Coley finds bond between computing, chemistry
How Hype Proliferates
Sinan Aral examines social media’s impact on health, economy, and democracy
A Fast Track for Machine Learning
Tamara Broderick scaling challenges of Bayesian inference
A Microcosm of Research
SuperUROP showcases breadth of computing applications
Economics Department Hailed as “Rare Jewel”
Roger Altman
Why Fight Poverty? Nobelists Explain
Good Economics for Hard Times excerpt
Quantum Leaps on the Horizon
Paola Cappellaro PhD ’06 advances next-generation computing
A Half-Century of Community Learning
Socializing, scholarship come together in Experimental Study Group
Dropbox Founder Envisions the Future Workplace
Drew Houston ’05 wants AI tools to free our minds
Helping MITES Reach More Students
Kow ’04 and Josie Atta-Mensah
Twenty Years of Global Thinking
MIT Sloan’s biggest Action Learning lab opens door to world of entrepreneurship
Hive Mind
Urban garden