Italy and MIT at 150: Celebrating a Strong Partnership

May 26, 2011

Join us at 46-3189 on Wednesday, June 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., for a workshop on current MIT and Italy collaborations.

The workshop brings together all major partners in the MIT-Italy collaboration. MIT and Italian faculty, students, companies, foundations and alumni will discuss their ongoing research and partnerships and how to strengthen them. The focus will be on energy, the environment and bioengineering.

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