NewsWhy Do Women Leave Engineering?Jun 14, 2016|4 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeStudy: Group dynamics of teamwork and internships deter many women in the profession
NewsNew Study Shows Rich, Poor Have Huge Mortality Gap in U.S.Apr 10, 2016|5 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeIn unprecedented detail, lifespan gap shown to be large and growing rapidly
Business ManagementWorkplace Diversity Can Help the Bottom LineOct 05, 2014|3 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeMIT economist scrutinizes firm data suggesting diverse offices function more effectively
NewsRegulating Genetic EngineeringJul 17, 2014|4 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News Office,MIT News OfficePolitical scientist discusses regulatory gaps in assessing the impact of “gene drives.”
Business ManagementAttractive Men Fare Best in Gaining Venture CapitalMar 16, 2014|4 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeWomen, less-attractive men lag in the effort to find financial backing for startups
NewsStudy Shows Researchers' Status Helps Some Scientific Papers Gain PopularityJan 26, 2014|3 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeFine-grained research shows boost for leading-edge and low-profile work in the life sciences happens after authors are honored.
Views You Can Use? How Online Ratings Affect Your JudgmentAug 12, 2013|4 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeStudy: Positive comments create an illusory snowball effect, while negative responses get cancelled out.
Study Details the Quirky Geography of Knowledge-SharingJul 04, 2013|4 min readbyPeter Dizikes-MIT News OfficeResearch indicates how man-made boundaries limit patent citations.