DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts
PhD student Cauam Cardoso assesses technologies that aim to help the world’s poor.
LINC Conference addresses the changing face of education
Over 250 leading educators, technology entrepreneurs, and digital learning experts convene at MIT.
MIT announces Solve program activities
Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings, solution proposals.
Leading and transforming the global energy sector to address climate change
2016 C3E symposium convenes international leaders on climate, energy, and diversity.
Scientists observe first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer
September ozone hole has shrunk by 4 million square kilometers since 2000.
Making India's waste streams sustainable
MIT researchers are developing a decision-support tool to help cities in India sustainably manage the societal and environmental impacts of their waste.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
Eight from MIT awarded 2016 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2016-2017 academic year conducting research abroad.
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.
Q&A: Matt Damon on making a difference in the world
It’s no act: MIT 2016 Commencement speaker reflects on the “fun” of his activism and philanthropy.
At hooding ceremony, doctoral graduates urged to solve the world’s “toughest challenges”
Development leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81 encourages graduates to tackle pressing issues.
MIT at the Venice Biennale
On a global stage, MIT helps steer architecture toward solving worldwide challenges.
Carbon pricing under binding political constraints
Grad student Jesse Jenkins and professor Valerie Karplus discuss challenges of emissions pricing in a new paper.