MIT J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients
The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.
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Architecture
Fourteen from MIT awarded 2022 Fulbright Fellowships
Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad.
Looking forward to forecast the risks of a changing climate
To better inform local policy in the face of changing weather extremes, MIT researchers seek to advance the modeling of long-term weather risks.
Architecture isn’t just for humans anymore
In the remote desert of Nevada, an MIT team designs shelter for all species.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2022
The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas.
MIT Morningside Academy for Design created as a new hub for cross-disciplinary education, research, and innovation
Supported by a $100 million founding gift, the academy will deepen the integration of design across the Institute and beyond.
Using nature’s structures in wooden buildings
A new approach enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
Conversations at the front line of climate
Novel communications infrastructure from the MIT Civic Design Initiative aims to support communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.
Courtney Lesoon and Elizabeth Yarina win Fulbright-Hays Scholarships
Prestigious grants will support full-time doctoral research abroad for the MIT architecture and urban planning students.
At MIT, learning about the language, history, and art of Arabic
Calligrapher Hajj Wafaa shares insights about his craft while MIT Global Languages announces the arrival of Arabic classes.
How MIT students are transforming the art of narrative
A new exhibition explores the possibilities of virtual storytelling.
MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Awards support research to improve the efficiency, scalability, and adoption of clean energy technologies.
Fifteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2021-23
Honor recognizes professors who went the extra mile advising during the pandemic’s disruptions.
Ingenuity, design, and human spirit
A new book from the MIT Future Heritage Lab goes inside a Syrian refugee camp to uncover the creative lives of its inhabitants.
Tool for predicting pedestrian flow expands its reach
Long-term study of Melbourne, Australia, shows how urban development and change affects pedestrians, not just automobiles.