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New research from MIT linguist and study co-author Athulya Aravind shows that a grasp of grammar helps even very young children figure out when they must acquire new words. "Even at a surprisingly young age, kids have sophisticated knowledge of the grammar of sentences and can use that to learn the meanings of new words," Aravind says. https://lnkd.in/gxicZXt4 #mitshass #MIT #linguistics #mitlinguistics

Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025: Newly expanded financial aid will cover tuition costs for admitted students from 80 percent of U.S. families. https://lnkd.in/eE8cYvFC

I've just created an account on Bluesky — you can find me there at @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, and keep up with the latest from the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative by following @mitshapingwork.bsky.social.

In this week's SHASS Weekly, we're stuck with disinformation, but America's election process works; MIT's first Japanese students; the 2025 Rhodes Scholars, and more. https://lnkd.in/eG_rgxVy Subscribe to get the latest news, research, events, and more from SHASS. #mitshass #mit #newsletters #highered #research

“I really started to see how science and policy needed to interact in order to solve environmental challenges,” MIT alumna and former Washington Summer Internship Program participant Leah Nichols says about her time in the program. “I’ve actually been working at that interface between science and policy ever since.” https://lnkd.in/exwe4aDc MIT Political Science #mitshass #mit #politicalscience

“We were then and we are now interested in questions of why do some countries become so much richer than other countries,” MIT economist and Nobel laureate Simon Johnson said on Boston Public Radio. “Within countries, do you generate shared prosperity or not? What determines that?” Johnson and MIT economist Daron Acemoglu spoke with Boston Public Radio about how strong democracies create strong economies. MIT Department of Economics https://lnkd.in/eETuDAGz #miteconomics #economics #finance #politics

Did you know that MIT's first Japanese student, Eiichirō?Honma, graduated in 1874 and became a celebrated engineer of rail lines? A new exhibit, "From Samurai to Engineers," highlights the journeys of MIT's first Japanese students and their legacies. Christine Pilcavage, managing director of the MIT-Japan Program, collaborated with Hiromu Nagahara, associate professor of history, on the creation of the exhibit. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ehBbVZah MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI) MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences #MITHistory #MITJapan

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It’s great to see the amazing community-building activities at the MIT SSP (Security Studies Program)! Perhaps that is among the many reasons it is a world-class research program and continues to thrive. ????

The Media Lab’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the areas of Cultivating Creativity, Constructionist Learning, and Human Flourishing. Applications are due December 31. Please share with your networks!