Growing Our Organ Supply
SES student Hammaad Adam’s novel data set ‘ORCHID’ can help increase the supply of organs for transplants, saving lives and...
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Characterizing social networks
(Image: Adobe Stock) MIT researchers developed a new measure to understand whether homophily occurred in group interactions. Their work can…
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IDSS Faculty Awarded Seed Grants to Study the Impact & Application of Generative AI
(Photo: Adam Glanzman) Last summer, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Provost Cynthia Barnhart issued a call for papers to “articulate...
Deb Roy proposes healthier social networks in The Atlantic
In The Atlantic, CCC Director Deb Roy writes about the very real threat today's social media platforms pose to our...
Inclusive research for social change
The MIT Student Research Program pairs underrepresented students with opportunities to examine inequity through the IDSS Initiative for Combatting Systemic...
Epidemic-economic model provides answers to key pandemic policy questions
Is lockdown an effective response to a pandemic, or would it be better to let individuals spontaneously reduce their risk...
Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resources
(Image: iStock) The Covid-19 pandemic created a global increase in domestic violence against women. Now, an MIT-led experiment designed with...
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