Paolo Scaroni, chief executive officer for Italian energy company Eni, discusses his company's multimillion-dollar research partnership with MIT during a Feb. 26 press conference. The company has pledged $50 million in funding over the next five years, half of which will also go toward establishing the Eni-MITEI Solar Frontiers Research Program. The remainder of the donation will support Eni's founding membership in the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).
Lydia Bourouiba’s research on fluid dynamics influenced new guidance from the World Health Organization that will shape how health agencies respond to respiratory infectious diseases.