History of MIT

Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT

During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do now.”

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How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing

The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence.

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Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.

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Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education

The former department chair was an early innovator in the use of artificial intelligence to both study and influence how children learn music.

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