Online courses + time on campus = a new path to an MIT master’s degree
Pilot program reimagines admissions process, introduces “MicroMaster’s.”
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MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters
Study of water filters used in Indian homes assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
SMART electronics research
Eugene Fitzgerald pursues new models for innovation in electronics as part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.
MIT ranked as nation’s No. 7 university by U.S. News
Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
2015 Global Risk Maturity Survey launched
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation and Infosys Global Risk Advisory Group survey aims to better understand how industry perceives risk and challenges.
Consortium including MIT awarded $110M national grant to promote photonics manufacturing
Partnership of government, industry, and academia will pursue integration of optical devices with electronics.
Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
Study finds many species may die out and others may migrate significantly as ocean acidification intensifies.
A spot market for water
Sourcewater pioneers an exchange for trading and recycling water for oil and gas production and other operations.
Faculty highlight: Elsa Olivetti
Assistant Professor Elsa Olivetti combines cost and environmental data to identify high-impact areas for reducing pollution and greenhouse gases.
J-WAFS awards $1.8 million in first round of seed-grant funding
Nine grants of $200,000 for two years have been awarded to researchers from 11 MIT departments.
A new look for nuclear power
A nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea promises to be safer, cheaper, and easier to deploy than today’s land-based plants.
Social enterprises empower communities
MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards $100,000 to five social entrepreneurs
2015 fellows include MIT alumni and members of the International Development Innovation Network working in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Industry Day for Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
AFFOA event to spark conversations on breakthroughs in fiber materials and textile manufacturing processes.
MIT Corporation elects new members
Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.