In the World: Turning waste into profit
Students aim to improve Kenyan slum-dwellers’ access to basic sanitation — and generate renewable energy and jobs along the way.
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Market research
A major South American city needs to rebuild its public food market. MIT researchers went on the ground to figure out how urban food systems work.
Robert Morris wins 2010 Mark Weiser Award
ACM SIGOPS award recognizes ‘creativity and innovation’ in operating-systems research.
Building community
Sloan sophomore Amanda David leverages her roles with the Public Service Center and class council to spread her love of service to MIT students
Teaching biology with technology
Klopfer awarded $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to improve high school teaching
In Profile: James Wescoat
From India to California, an MIT landscape architect and geographer has charted a new course in the study of water.
Moving ahead with Athena Working Group recommendations on student printing
Will implement some recommendations over the fall term, IAP
Treasured vaults
A professor sheds light on the immigrant family that crafted many American architectural landmarks.
Why telecom regulation needs to change
Research suggests that the approach that worked with a few large companies with aligned interests needs revisiting in the Internet age.
Four engineering students named Intel PhD fellowship recipients
Materials science, EECS graduate students among 27 honored
Two winning proposals for sustainable construction
Students receive High Commendation from the Holcim Foundation.
Multicore may not be so scary
Research suggests that the free operating system Linux will keep up with the addition of more ‘cores,’ or processing units, to computer chips.