Oil spills, safety and system design and management
Interdisciplinary thesis explores complexity of safety in organizations with a culture of blame and ways to address this
Cementing success
Startup that eyes radical shift in cement industry wins MIT $100K business-plan competition, now in its 20th year.
3 Questions: The euro mess
MIT Sloan economist Kristin Forbes on the recent troubles roiling the international financial markets
All in the family: MIT Sloan becoming home for the Hatamis
Third sibling to receive his MBA this spring; follows his older brother and younger sister.
Should Google stay in China?
A panel discussion suggests that if the goal is to promote Chinese democracy, a censored Google is better than no Google at all.
$3.5 million grant for bus rapid transit awarded to MIT, IST-Lisbon and global partners
Center of Excellence on Bus Rapid Transit is eighth such center funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation
Engineering, science and management graduate programs continue to excel
MIT tops several disciplines in U.S. News & World Report annual rankings
Biomanufacturing Research Program wins grant from Sloan Foundation
Will be used to examine globalization and regulatory compliance
MIT Entrepreneurship Review hosts launch reception, names founding editors
Brought together thought-leading entrepreneurs, faculty, students and investors
‘Failure is good’
In a talk to promote his new book, MIT’s Simon Johnson lambastes a finance industry he sees as lacking a healthy fear of losing money.
