Energy and the developing world
New student group aims to raise awareness about the developing world’s energy crisis.
MITx course aims to start worldwide conversation about global architecture
4.605x A Global History of Architecture offers fresh perspective on the principles and forces at play in the discipline.
An entrepreneur aims to work in Africa
Graduate student Sarah Dimson is hatching plans for renewable energy and affordable housing in Tanzania.
Yoon honored for advancing MIT education
J. Meejin Yoon receives 2013 Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education
Teaching urban development in the global South
A five-year program to strengthen university teaching materials
Four from MIT named to ‘AI’s 10 to Watch’ list
Ranking celebrates rising researchers in the field of artificial intelligence
Quantifying cities’ emotional effects
A new Web tool could help measure subjective impressions of urban environments, which may have consequences for social behaviors.
Switching stances
MIT graduate student Alexis Sablone balances an athletic career and coursework in architecture.
Finding harmony with big data
Technology developed by two MIT alumni entrepreneurs is helping developers create smarter online music-streaming services.
Wealth of words
Professor Deb Roy’s technology company, which recently sold to Twitter, analyzes social-media conversations about TV.