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Global
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Reducing spoilage in food aid shipments
Large-scale tests compare damage from insects and moisture using a variety of containers.
January 6, 2017 -
Portuguese government and biotech representatives visit MIT
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal and the Portuguese Minister of Economy discuss transatlantic cooperation with Europe in the biotechnology sector.
January 4, 2017 -
Solve launches new challenges on climate, education, and health care
MIT’s open innovation platform for tackling global problems seeks solutions from near and far.
January 4, 2017 -
Top tweets of 2016
Best posts on @MIT touch on LIGO discoveries, Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström, Apollo pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Commencement speaker Matt Damon, and more.
December 30, 2016 -
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