What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for the world
An expert panel explores the war’s impact, from a refugee crisis to China’s role and nuclear tensions.
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Traveling the world to make a global impact
MISTI sends first Independent Activities Period students abroad since 2020.
Finding her way to fusion
Zoe Fisher's undergraduate research journey leads to a role working on the SPARC tokamak.
3 Questions: The future of international education
New MISTI faculty director Evan Lieberman discusses the crucial role of international education for global solutions.
Expanding the conversation about sustainability
Senior Stacy Godfreey-Igwe seeks to make marginalized communities more visible in the fight against climate change.
Six MIT students named 2023 Schwarzman Scholars
Sihao Huang, William Kuhl, Tingyu Li, Giramnah Peña-Alcántara, Sreya Vangara, and Kelly Wu will pursue graduate studies in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Embarking upon a leadership journey
MIT students connect with Israelis and Palestinians to learn how to leverage science, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Networking on a global scale
MISTI Career Conversations virtual lunch series sees MIT students explore environmental, social, and governance initiatives in a global context across three key sectors.
Education in Latin America after the pandemic
In a recent panel discussion, experts describe opportunities for equality and equity.
Dragging your feet? Lack of sleep affects your walk, new study finds
Periodically catching up on sleep can improve gait control for the chronically sleep-deprived.
How the brain navigates cities
We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.
MIT-Japan Program establishes the Patricia Gercik Memorial Fund
The endowed fund will provide financial support for student internships in Japan.
Inaugural fund supports early-stage collaborations between MIT and Jordan
MIT-Jordan Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation Seed Fund winners announced.
Global collaboration surges post-pandemic
MISTI Global Seed Funds program compounds Institute impact by supporting partnerships abroad.
New clues to why there’s so little antimatter in the universe
Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature.