Five MIT PhD students awarded 2022 J-WAFS fellowships for water and food solutions
Students are driving innovative research to promote water and food security for all.
At Climate Grand Challenges showcase event, an exploration of how to accelerate breakthrough solutions
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry calls the initiative “classic MIT.”
A community approach to improving the health of the planet
Over the past four years, the mechanical engineering community at MIT has utilized their diverse skills and passions to develop solutions for the health of the planet.
Strengthening students’ knowledge and experience in climate and sustainability
Through the year-long MCSC Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program, students have the opportunity to lead research projects.
Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts
MIT’s LEAP at MIT.nano is the first in a network to advance manufacturing for the state.
A new state of the art for unsupervised computer vision
MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.
Anticipating others’ behavior on the road
A new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in real-time.
Professor Emeritus Markus Zahn, who specialized in electromagnetic field interactions, dies at 75
Admired teacher and mentor was a longtime member of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems and the High Voltage Research Laboratory, and champion of the VI-A Internship program.
Zoë Marschner and Charlotte Wickert named 2022-23 Goldwater Scholars
MIT undergraduates whose research areas explore artificial intelligence, space, and climate change honored for their academic achievements.
Global MIT launches the Africa Distinguished Visitors Program
The program’s inaugural honoree, Professor Mohamed H. A. Hassan, president of the World Academy of Sciences, recently visited MIT.
Empowering people to adapt on the frontlines of climate change
A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities.
Using plant biology to address climate change
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.
MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer
Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart.
A flexible way to grab items with feeling
MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.
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.