MIT map offers real-time, crowd-sourced flood reporting during Hurricane Irma
Via social media, residents can contribute to public map that increases safety and helps response planning.
Department
Architecture
Lessons from pre-industrial climate control
Graduate student Alpha Yacob Arsano wants to bring natural ventilation to the forefront of modern architecture.
Illuminating the developing world’s “invisible” consumers
Texting-based surveys capture purchasing and behavior data from people living in remote areas.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Design innovations for improved life in cities
Venture accelerator DesignX unleashes entrepreneurs’ ideas to transform the built environment.
Researchers design moisture-responsive workout suit
Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.
Tata Center adds 14 new projects to its portfolio for 2017-18
MIT principal investigators will apply cutting-edge research to the challenges of the developing world, seeking a large-scale impact.
Annual CEE research showcase highlights diversity of research across department
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Research Speed Dating Day brings community together to inspire new ideas.
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.
Printing data-driven wearables that mimic nature
MIT lecturer Jessica Rosenkrantz writes programs mimicking processes in nature to "grow" objects that can be digitally fabricated.
Hundreds turn out for first “Building 7 Block Party”
Gallery Walk showcases exhibitions in art, architecture, and design.
American Academy in Rome appoints John Ochsendorf as 23rd director
MIT professor in architecture and engineering will serve three-year term.
MIT, Conservation International announce collaboration on climate adaptation and mitigation
Collaboration will explore ways of working with natural systems to address climate change.
Energy-efficient design
MIT researchers are helping architects optimize both design and energy efficiency.