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Dharavi Tech Girls learn to create apps to help people in their community.

3Q: Hal Abelson on empowering kids through mobile technology

Through MIT App Inventor, Abelson aims to show children how they can use technology to shape their world.

May 15, 2019

A new agreement will help initiate research collaborations between scholars at MIT and IIT-Ropar that respond to water- and food-sector challenges in India. IIT Ropar is located in Punjab, a primarily agriculture-based region of India, and has interdisciplinary centers focusing on water and agriculture.

New seed fund to address food, water, and agriculture in India

MIT-India, J-WAFS, and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar launch fund to facilitate collaborations between faculty and scientists from MIT and ITT Ropar.

May 9, 2019

Gil Strang teaches 18.06 (Matrix Methods in Data Analysis, Signal Processing, and Machine Learning). OCW will soon post 34 videos to 18.065, and he recently released "Linear Algebra and Learning from Data," his 12th textbook.

Gil Strang is still going strong, online and in print

After nearly 60 years of teaching at MIT, this math professor surpasses 10 million views on OCW, earns top reviews for his teaching style, and publishes his 12th book.

May 8, 2019

MIT scientists have found that an interplay between atmospheric winds and the ocean waters south of India has a major influence over the strength and timing of the South Asian monsoon.

Ocean activity is key controller of summer monsoons

Results may help researchers interpret ancient monsoon variations, predict future activity in the face of climate change.

May 7, 2019

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT announces 2019-20 fellowship class

Ten top journalists from seven countries will spend an academic year studying at MIT.

May 6, 2019

Scaling solutions for the developing world

In MIT D-Lab class 2.729 (Design for Scale), MIT students devise ways to manufacture products to reach as many people as possible.

May 5, 2019

Robert Stoner is deputy director of the MIT Energy Initiative and director of the Tata Center for Technology and Design.

3Q: Robert Stoner discusses clean energy for India

Tata Center director discusses energy opportunities and challenges for world’s third-largest economy.

May 3, 2019

MIT Professor Harry Tuller will receive the Thomas Egleston Medal on May 30 from Columbia University, to recognize his pioneering research on electroceramic materials.

Harry Tuller wins Egleston Medal for his electroceramics work

Pioneering materials science and engineering research enables better catalytic converters, miniature explosives detectors, and thin-film microbalances.

May 3, 2019

Judges and sponsors of the Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize pose with members of the winning team, Gramhal. Team members pictured include advisor Russell DeLucia (third from left); head of operations Simeen Kaleem (fourth from left); CEO and founder Vikas Birhma (fourth from right). Not pictured is Gramhal chief program officer Pankaj Mahalle.

Mobile solution for farmers and plan for global shrimp marketplace win agribusiness prize

Seven finalist teams pitched their business ideas at the Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize competition.

May 3, 2019

As part of MIT Climate Night, MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber (center) talks with John Fernández, director of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (left) and Robert Armstrong, director of the MIT Energy Initiative, about their personal experiences working on climate issues and where they believe the Institute can be most influential.

VP for Research Maria Zuber urges outward-facing collaborations at MIT Climate Night

Inaugural event for MIT’s climate action groups showcases ways the Institute is reaching outside its walls to make new contributions on climate change.

May 1, 2019