Topic
Global
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At home in Hong Kong
Growing MIT presence in the region energizes students, faculty, and alumni.
December 13, 2016 -
3Q: Charles Sodini on MIT’s Hong Kong Innovation Node
Entering its second year, collaborative effort will soon launch a second program.
December 13, 2016 -
Study: Mobile-money services lift Kenyans out of poverty
Greater access to services raises daily spending, especially among female-headed households.
December 8, 2016 -
In London, extending MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers.
December 5, 2016 -
How online tools and open innovation can support implementation of Paris Agreement goals
MIT Climate CoLab presents an innovative approach at the UN international climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco.
November 29, 2016 -
Climate models may be overestimating the cooling effect of wildfire aerosols
Study finds accounting for year-to-year variability enables more accurate projections of climate change and its impacts.
November 29, 2016 -
Manuel Heitor, Portuguese minister for science, technology, and higher education, visits MIT
Visit aims to strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation between Portugal and the United States.
November 18, 2016 -
MIT Sandbox doubles down on student innovation
Program adds global sponsors, welcomes more than 100 new teams.
November 16, 2016 -
At TechCon, science-based solutions for world issues
Innovators and researchers tackle global issues through actionable research and collaboration.
November 15, 2016 -
Entrepreneurship Down Under
Australia will host the next MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.
November 14, 2016 -
Tackling Chinese urban development
Samuel Tak Lee Graduate Fellow Zixiao Yin plans to serve communities back home in Inner Mongolia.
November 4, 2016 -
MIT to help Dubai launch a new undergraduate institution focused on design
School of Architecture and Planning will develop curriculum, courses for Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation.
October 24, 2016 -
Sparking conversations, spurring solutions
Solve and HUBweek bring together cutting-edge thinkers and doers, from Greater Boston and beyond.
October 21, 2016 -
3 Questions: Maria Zuber on stepping up MIT’s response to climate change
MIT’s vice president for research discusses the challenges ahead for MIT and the world.
October 19, 2016 -
International Policy Lab issues second annual call for proposals to faculty and researchers
The IPL provides funding and policy outreach support to help MIT researchers connect with the policy world.
October 19, 2016 -
3Q: Fotini Christia and Ali Jadbabaie on researching the dynamics of sociopolitcal change
MIT faculty discuss how a multidisciplinary, multi-university collaboration helps us understand the mechanics of social and political change.
October 14, 2016 -
Turning particle detectors into weapons detectors
Nuclear science and engineering PhD student Jayson Vavrek applies particle physics to solve problems with nuclear weapons disarmament.
September 26, 2016 -
Education leaders gather to chart a future for sustainability at universities
International meeting examines progress on campuses, explores goals for coming years.
September 22, 2016 -
How is MIT making the world better through MISTI?
Winners of MISTI’s annual video contest announced.
September 20, 2016 -
An autonomous fleet for Amsterdam
MIT, AMS Institute will collaborate to solve complex urban problems for Amsterdam with the development of autonomous "roboats."
September 19, 2016