How a new approach to funding Alzheimer’s research could pay off
Model indicates that diverse research approaches to the disease would be a rewarding investment.
IDEAS winners aim to improve the world’s “quality of life”
Contest awards thousands of dollars to 13 teams tackling environmental and health challenges in developing countries.
D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowship applications open
Applications due April 9 for a 12-month program that provides $20,000 to develop sustainable social ventures
Study: Attractive men fare best in gaining venture capital
Women, less-attractive men lag in the effort to find financial backing for startups.
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school
Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields.
GlucoWise is the winner of major Portuguese venture competition
Building Global Innovators 4th Edition promoted by ISCTE-IUL, MIT Portugal and Deshpande Center for Technical Innovation and the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
Digitization, decentralization, and omni-channel retail: The future of supply chains
Chris Caplice directs research to help companies around the world respond to the latest developments in supply chain management.
Accenture and MIT Alliance in Business Analytics launches data science challenge in collaboration with Chicago
New annual contest for MIT students to recognize best data analytics and visualization ideas.
3 Questions: A new look at globalization in business
Researcher Tim Sturgeon discusses a large-scale empirical study casting new light on a major issue.
Hidden risk in supply chains
Analysis shows no correlation between a manufacturer’s total expenditure with a supplier and the cost of a supply disruption.
Five from MIT named AAAS fellows
The professors were recognized by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
Catalyst for business
Startup Rive Technology is commercializing an MIT-developed invention that improves catalysts used in oil refining, leading to greater yields.
Doing the math
MIT management professor Vivek Farias crunches the numbers to see how complex systems can be optimized.
