![“For China, it looks like industrial growth [has the greatest impact on water shortages] as people get wealthier,” Charles Fant says. “In India, population growth has a huge effect. It varies by region.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201603/MIT-WaterChina.jpg?itok=gsXDDhia)
Prominent MIT economist and dean Lester Thurow dies at 77
Scholar and public intellectual examined globalization and its consequences.
U.S. News gives top rankings to MIT graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; MIT Sloan is No. 5 business school.
The games within the games
The world’s biggest sports analytics conference shows how theorists have changed sports.
Getting the world to turn down the heat
Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.
Seven keys to effective negotiation
Students learn essential negotiation tactics during Independent Activities Period.
Sepsis-curing device wins new health care prize
Device that filters blood to prevent organ failure wins MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize.
MIT lab opens 10 contests on climate change
Proposals submitted will help crowdsource the makings of national and global climate action plans.
Media-sharing app for early education catches on nationwide
Teachers can record a child’s learning experiences and securely share them with parents.
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.
Israel and MIT: Celebrating eight years of growth at the Institute
The MIT-Israel Program supports new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts in Israel.
Startup optimizes corporate health care plans
Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.
Study: China’s new policies will lower CO2 emissions faster, without preventing economic growth
MIT professor sees coal use peaking within next decade and emissions dropping soon after.
