Health, wealth, and cities
MIT associate professor of urban studies Mariana Arcaya examines health disparities within metro areas.
MIT associate professor of urban studies Mariana Arcaya examines health disparities within metro areas.
MIT spinout Superpedestrian has developed a smart electric scooter to improve urban mobility.
MIT startup’s unique approach to improving human mobility is helping it gain traction in a competitive landscape.
School of Architecture and Planning alumni and faculty team up to create an ecologically restorative urban waterfront.
“I’m interested in the peaceful coexistence of communities,” says PhD student Babak Manouchehrifar, who left his home country of Iran to study at MIT.
Study finds online restaurant information can closely predict key neighborhood indicators, in lieu of other data.
Urban studies research from MIT sheds light on the ways low-income riders use mass transit.
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more.
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.
Working group studies options for creating a new set of faculty hires for MIT’s new college.
Multilevel Mars greenhouse could provide food to sustain astronauts for several years.
Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad.
Project will use new ways of collecting and analyzing data to make Stockholm more livable and sustainable.