Urban planning research papers receive Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning honors
Awards recognize exemplary student research and writing by master's degree candidates.
![“…[I]f humans behave similarly to mice in response to this treatment, I would say the potential is just enormous, because it’s so noninvasive, and it’s so accessible,” says Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience, when describing a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201612/MIT-li-huei-tsai.jpg?itok=eVlLbwfP)
Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s
Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
School of Architecture and Planning receives $1.5 million grant from Mellon Foundation
Grant continues support for the Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative.
3Q: Dennis Frenchman on the rise of innovation districts in Cambridge and beyond
MIT professor explains how “productive neighborhoods” can remake cities.
Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond
Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.
Forging ahead on climate action
At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share insights on implementing climate commitments.
At forum, MIT community tackles tough ethical questions of climate change
Why is it so hard for human beings to address climate change? What can motivate effective action?
At TechCon, science-based solutions for world issues
Innovators and researchers tackle global issues through actionable research and collaboration.
Researchers create synthetic cells to isolate genetic circuits
Encapsulating molecular components in artificial membranes offers more flexibility in designing circuits.
A future of shared mobility
MIT and Uber team up to study the potential for shared rides and vehicles to reshape urban mobility.
Tackling Chinese urban development
Samuel Tak Lee Graduate Fellow Zixiao Yin plans to serve communities back home in Inner Mongolia.
Real estate innovation by the numbers
Real Estate Innovation Lab to promote the future of urban development by showing investors how it can work.
A new twist on airplane wing design
“Morphing” wing could enable more efficient plane manufacturing and flight.
