MIT Sandbox invites 11,000 students to innovate
Offering funding up to $25,000, mentoring, and tailored educational experiences, the program will open up new pathways for student entrepreneurs and innovators.
Engineering foe into friend
Bose Grant awardee Jacquin Niles aims to repurpose the malaria parasite for drug delivery.
MIT researchers author U.S. chapter of UNESCO Science Report
Stacy Springs and Shannon Stewart identify trends related to U.S. research and development funding and policy.
Putting the science in science policy
Faculty and students from the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate visited our nation’s capital to build relationships with policymakers on both sides of the aisle.
Bose Grants fund bold and innovative visions
Four high-risk, high-reward projects launch with support from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
MIT Energy Initiative issues call for energy research Seed Fund grant proposals
Open through Dec. 9, Seed Fund supports innovative research across the energy spectrum.
Q&A: Chappell Lawson on the MIT International Policy Lab
IPL faculty lead describes the project's origins and invites proposals for lab-funded policy research projects.
Designing virtual identities for empowerment and social change
D. Fox Harrell receives $1.35 million in grant funding to advance research at the intersection of social science and digital technology.
MindHandHeart Initiative announces first-round Innovation Fund grant recipients
Grants totaling over $25,000 were awarded to mental health and well-being proposals in the first Innovation Fund cycle.
MIT’s J-PAL North America launches State and Local Innovation Initiative
New program out of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help state and local governments find solutions to key public policy issues.
Out of the echo chamber: New grant enables research into online course forums
Justin Reich, executive director of the Teaching Systems Lab at MIT's Office of Digital Learning, was awarded a research grant by Spencer Foundation.
Real-time epidemiology from urban wastewater
MIT and Kuwait researchers have been awarded $4 million to fund Underworlds, a study of real-time epidemiology using biomarkers in urban sewage.
$20 million Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research gift to expand collaborative cancer research
Gift will augment the Bridge Project, a collaborative project between the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and MIT's Koch Institute.
Matthew Shoulders receives NIH director's New Innovator Award
Seventy-eight grants awarded to scientists proposing highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
Cultivating ‘out-of-the box’ thinking in undergraduate education
The Alex and Brit d’Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education seeks preliminary proposals to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduates.