China

Kerson Huang, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88

Theoretical physicist was also known for his translations of Chinese texts.

September 9, 2016

STL Lab and MIT Game Lab project participants work together to develop and test a socially responsible real estate game.

A novel approach to teaching socially responsible real estate: games

MIT’s Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab uses gaming to advance its mission in China.

September 2, 2016

Zhang Gaoli (seated, right), vice premier of China, whose portfolio includes environmental issues, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the outset of a meeting about climate change and other topics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Nov. 11, 2014.

Meeting climate goals through international carbon markets

Linking emissions trading systems in developed and developing countries could yield environmental, economic benefits.

July 29, 2016

“Beijing Studio” celebrates 30 years

MIT–Tsinghua collaboration grapples with urban issues in China.

July 14, 2016

Xian Village in Guangzhou, China, is a project under redevelopment.

DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding

Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.

July 11, 2016

Winds of change?

Study: China could go big on wind power — if it adjusts its grid operations.

June 20, 2016

MIT to launch Hong Kong Innovation Node in June

Launch celebration and inaugural program for students marks the beginning of MIT’s long-term presence in Hong Kong.

June 7, 2016

Coal barges head upstream on the Huangpu River in Shanghai.

Target coal or carbon?

Researchers are analyzing coal and energy caps as carbon policy instruments for China.

May 24, 2016

MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research hosted a visiting delegation from China.

McGovern Institute for Brain Research hosts visiting delegation from China

Guangdong Party secretary leads group of officials to discuss research collaborations.

May 17, 2016

Nadia Lucas visits Tiananmen Square during record-low temperatures in China.

Victor and William Fung Foundation donates $1 million for global education programs

Five-year funding will expand opportunities for MIT undergraduates.

May 4, 2016

“Broadly speaking, my research looks at the causes of conflict, especially those involving China,” Taylor Fravel says. He is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Political Science and a member of MIT’s Security Studies Program.

MIT political scientist awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowship

Taylor Fravel will examine Asia’s maritime conflicts in further depth.

April 19, 2016

Book celebrates MIT urban planning projects that solve real-world problems

"Planning Practice" documents a decade of workshops and studios in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

April 12, 2016

“For China, it looks like industrial growth [has the greatest impact on water shortages] as people get wealthier,” Charles Fant says. “In India, population growth has a huge effect. It varies by region.”

Water problems in Asia’s future?

Study finds high risk of severe water stress in Asia by 2050.

March 30, 2016

Prominent MIT economist and dean Lester Thurow dies at 77

Scholar and public intellectual examined globalization and its consequences.

March 29, 2016

“It certainly is the case that trade contributes to certain lower-priced goods and services, and on the average, that lowers the cost of living,” David Autor notes. “But for displaced workers, the fact that things are 10 percent cheaper at Walmart is just not making up for the fact that they’re not employed.”

Trading places

Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.

March 9, 2016

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