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Q&A: Claire Walsh on how J-PAL’s King Climate Action Initiative tackles the twin climate and poverty crises

Since 2020, K-CAI has innovated and tested climate policies in more than 35 countries and supported scale-ups that have reached over 15 million people.

April 17, 2024

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A home where world-changing innovations take flight

The Engine Accelerator offers “tough tech” startups space, support, and a network to help them scale up.

April 17, 2024

A man wearing a protective masks walks down an empty New York subway station, with silver subways cars on the left and right sides.

Has remote work changed how people travel in the US?

A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.

April 9, 2024

Netta Engelhardt stands near stairway for a portrait. Dramatic diagonal shapes are created by the stairways and glass railings.

Physicist Netta Engelhardt is searching black holes for universal truths

She says one question drives her work: “Which pillars of gravitational physics are just not true?”

April 9, 2024

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When an antibiotic fails: MIT scientists are using AI to target “sleeper” bacteria

Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.

April 8, 2024

Oil field rigs overlayed with analytics data

Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable

Amplified Industries, founded by Sebastien Mannai SM ’14, PhD ’18, helps oil field operators eliminate spills and stop methane leaks.

March 29, 2024

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Is it the school, or the students?

Study shows perceptions of “good” schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them.

March 28, 2024

Five children wearing purple shirts stand against a wall displaying the words “Geodesic Greenhouse.” Two geodesic models are on a table in front of them.

A revolutionary, bold educational endeavor for Belize

Itz’at STEAM Academy, an effort between MIT and the Belize Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, pushes the boundaries of education through innovative methodologies.

March 26, 2024

A copper mining pit dug deep in the ground, surrounded by grooved rings of rock and flying dust.

Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments and communities

Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.

March 21, 2024

Four portraits of 2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows.

2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

Professors Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.

March 15, 2024

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Remembering Ken Johnson Jr., MIT DAPER director of communications, promotions, and marketing

His love of sports and working with students shone throughout his career.

March 12, 2024

Pastel illustration shows two hands, creating a circle, and one hand holds a pencil and draws a DNA strand. More DNA strands are around the hands.

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies.

March 12, 2024

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Eight from MIT named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows

Fellows honored for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

February 29, 2024

David Bigelow, Hamed Okhravi, and Jason Martin stand together in a glass-lined hallway, with Okhravi holding a box containing a software package.

Cybersecurity software wins a 2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

Lincoln Laboratory–developed Timely Address Space Randomization (TASR) was transferred to two commercial providers of cloud-based services.

February 26, 2024

An aerial view shows trees and sports stadiums and parking lots. The areas are measured with a road measuring “921.97ft” and a parking lot measuring, “614,232.74 ft squared.”

Stitch3D is powering a new wave of 3D data collaboration

The company, founded by Clark Yuan MBA ’22, has developed a cloud platform that makes 3D data sharing, visualizing, and editing easy.

February 16, 2024

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