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The Engine expands, responding to rapid growth of “tough tech”
New location will support growing innovation ecosystem; serve as hub for the region.
August 27, 2019 -
Mentorship and scholarship keep summer biology research program strong
Support from Squire Booker PhD ’94 and the Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund helps MSRP-bio students excel.
August 19, 2019 -
MIT “Russian Doll” tech lands $7.9M international award to fight brain tumors
Researchers from MIT's Koch Institute will work with teams in the UK and Europe to use nanoparticles to carry multiple drug therapies to treat glioblastoma.
July 26, 2019 -
MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Annual MITEI awards support research on methane conversion, efficient energy provision, plastics recycling, and more.
July 1, 2019 -
Empowering African farmers with data
Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.
May 30, 2019 -
Ultra-Quantum Matter research gets $8 million boost
MIT’s Senthil Todadri and Xiao-Gang Wen will study highly entangled quantum matter in a collaboration supported by the Simons Foundation.
May 29, 2019 -
MIT and U.S. Air Force sign agreement to launch AI Accelerator
New program will focus on rapid deployment of artificial intelligence innovations in operations, disaster response, and medical readiness.
May 20, 2019 -
In cancer research, a winding road to discovery
Book by MIT professor examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness.
May 14, 2019 -
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 -
3Q: Susan Hockfield on a new age of living machines
Convergence research at MIT and beyond seeks new solutions for global challenges.
May 7, 2019 -
J-Clinic names 18 grant recipients from across Institute
Projects will develop new AI technologies that detect and prevent diseases.
May 1, 2019 -
Advocating for federal research funding on Capitol Hill
Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2019.
April 24, 2019 -
MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund launches
Collaboration between Lockheed Martin and MISTI will enable MIT faculty and students to collaborate, research, and intern in Israel, Germany, and beyond.
April 18, 2019 -
MIT faculty launch collaborations around the world
MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.
April 17, 2019 -
MET Fund launched to support MITdesignX
Seed fund will support venture-design education and entrepreneurship in the School of Architecture and Planning.
April 9, 2019 -
The power of play
Video game developer NCSOFT joins with MIT.nano to apply the language of gaming to technology research and education.
April 3, 2019 -
Center for Environmental Health Sciences announces 2019 call for pilot project proposals
Proposals are invited for basic and translational environmental health sciences research.
April 3, 2019 -
Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship
Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.
March 7, 2019 -
Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery
The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.
February 11, 2019 -
J-PAL North America calls for proposals from education leaders
MIT research center aims to support leaders in rigorously evaluating promising uses of education technology and innovative educational practices.
January 14, 2019