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Past Events
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On November 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pm
Admissions Q&A with Current TPP Students
On November 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pmOnlineFind out more »: Admissions Q&A with Current TPP StudentsJoin current TPP students for a live admissions and program Q&A session.
Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Nov13QA
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On November 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pm
Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Social Media, News Consumption, and Polarization
On November 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pmFind out more »: Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Social Media, News Consumption, and PolarizationDoes the consumption of ideologically congruent news on social media exacerbate polarization? Do political leanings of news outlets affect political opinions?
Join us for this post-election special where Ro’ee Levy, Postdoctoral Associate at MIT’s Department of Economics, will talk about his work on estimating the effects of social media news exposure on polarization.
TPP’s Research to Policy Engagement Initiative aims to to create a community of researchers who can learn, apply, and contribute to developing best practices in bridging knowledge to action on societal challenges, across experiences in different research domains. The initiative seeks to connect researchers from diverse disciplines, policymakers and other stakeholders interested in the implementation aspects of technology by creating a discussion space for technology-policy interfaces.
Please register at the below link for the session on November 6th (Friday) 3pm – 4pm (ET). Zoom information will be emailed to you:
https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcld-CoqDstGdfkoOKgaKNcMHi0C0af50Z- -
On October 27, 2020 at 4:00 pm till 5:00 pm
TPP Informational Webinar with Q&A
On October 27, 2020 at 4:00 pm till 5:00 pmOnlineFind out more »: TPP Informational Webinar with Q&AInterested in applying to TPP? Join us for an informational webinar. Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPPOct27
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On October 23, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pm
Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Trackers: An Interface for Policy, Data Science, Law and the Public
On October 23, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pmFind out more »: Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Trackers: An Interface for Policy, Data Science, Law and the PublicInterested in learning about how online data-tracking tools are used to engage the public? Or how trackers are used for policymaking and activism?
Join us for a Research to Policy Engagement Initiative session where Mishi Choudhury, Legal Director at the Software Freedom Law Centre in New York, will talk us through the policy and legal implications of online data-tracking.
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The Research to Policy Engagement Initiative builds and connects a community of researchers who can learn, apply, and contribute to developing best practices in bridging knowledge to action on societal challenges. -
From October 23, 2020 to October 26, 2020
MIT Policy Hackathon 2020
From October 23, 2020 to October 26, 2020Find out more »: MIT Policy Hackathon 2020Interested in the future of healthcare in light of COVID-19? Internet policy? Environmental justice? Work remotely with an interdisciplinary team to develop creative policy solutions to problems posed by governmental and industry partners.
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On October 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm till 5:00 pm
TPP Admissions Virtual Open House and Q&A
On October 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm till 5:00 pmFind out more »: TPP Admissions Virtual Open House and Q&AJoin TPP director Noelle Selin and Senior Research Engineer Frank Field for a live Q&A session for prospective TPP students. Please register in advance.
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On October 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pm
TPP Informational Webinar
On October 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm till 1:00 pmOnlineFind out more »: TPP Informational WebinarInterested in applying to TPP? Join us for an informational webinar. Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPP15Oct
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On September 29, 2020 at 10:00 am till 11:00 am
TPP Informational Webinar
On September 29, 2020 at 10:00 am till 11:00 amOnlineFind out more »: TPP Informational WebinarInterested in applying to TPP? Join us for an informational webinar. Please register in advance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPP29Sept
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On September 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pm
Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: MIT’s reopening policy and the science that informed it
On September 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pmOnlineFind out more »: Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: MIT’s reopening policy and the science that informed itJoin us for the Research to Policy Engagement Initiative’s kick-off session this semester where Prof. Anette (Peko) Hosoi, MIT Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will speak to us about how decision-makers at MIT used science and engineering to plan MIT’s Covid-19 response.
TPP’s Research to Policy Engagement Initiative aims to to create a community of researchers who can learn, apply, and contribute to developing best practices in bridging knowledge to action on societal challenges, across experiences in different research domains. The initiative seeks to connect researchers from diverse disciplines, policymakers and other stakeholders interested in the implementation aspects of technology by creating a discussion space for technology-policy interfaces.
Please register at the below link for the session on September 25th (Friday) 3pm – 4pm (ET) (the Zoom information will be emailed to you):
https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcemrrD8pH9SOjE4COi7He9a3m3onqdt8 -
On May 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pm
Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Interest Groups and Politics in Clean Energy and Climate Policy
On May 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm till 4:00 pmFind out more »: Research to Policy Engagement Initiative: Interest Groups and Politics in Clean Energy and Climate PolicyIf you’d like to join the discussions, please register. The Zoom information will be emailed to you, and will remain the same through the end of the semester.
Our guest speaker for our final meeting of the spring semester this Friday is Prof. Leah Stokes (MIT PhD ’15), Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
Please join us for a discussion of Prof. Stokes’ new book, Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States, and about her efforts to engage with the public and policy-makers on climate change.
The Research to Policy Engagement Initiative builds and connects a community of researchers who can learn, apply, and contribute to developing best practices in bridging knowledge to action on societal challenges.