To combat the negative effects of climate change, making a transition to green energy is vital. But what will happen to people whose jobs are significantly linked to fossil fuel use? And what policy options are available to mitigate the employment effects of such a transition? That was a question ex...
New research by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers and two coauthors finds that having certain kinds of tasks in a job description allows new employees, including frontline workers, to earn more.
Henna Karna, EMBA ’18, discusses her journey through academia and her professional career, reflecting on how MIT Sloan's unique mix of quantitative and qualitative learning has influenced her work.
The Fall 2024 newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research is available online. The theme is “What Helps—Or Hinders—Career Progress.”
After her daughter's traumatic brain injury (TBI), Lynne Becker became an entrepreneur on a mission—a mission to share with others what she learned about TBI. And ultimately, a mission to accelerate research and clinical trials. Two student teams taking MIT Sloan’s Analytics Lab (A-Lab) helped her t...
The MIT Climate Pathways Project has been selected by the Paris Peace Forum as one of 10 civil society projects that over the coming year will receive customized advisory support from the Forum’s Scale-up Program, an accelerator program that aims to help these projects increase their visibility and...
The fall semester is the perfect time to get a head start on your sustainability internship search, even though the process will vary for everyone. Fall is ideal for refining your search, particularly if you’re interested in climate or sustainability roles. With “sustainability” spanning so many sec...
MIT Sloan Professor Emerita Lotte Bailyn has published a new book, Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You, that she coauthored with four other scholars: Teresa M. Amabile, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall, and Kathy E. Kram.
For 10 years, the MIT Sloan Alumni Board has worked to create a strong, supportive, and visible global community that benefits alumni, students, and the school.
Another New York Climate Week has come to a close, and we returned to MIT campus feeling inspired and energized as we press on with our commitment to taking climate action now.
