Studying the effects of coconuts being made into biofuel
Divya Agarwal travels to Fiji as part of an independent study project.
Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron Prizes
Prize honors cross-cultural fluency
Slideshow: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits MIT
Brazil and MIT discuss possible future collaboration.
School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITA
Six-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True Africa
Improving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
MIT students teach hands-on learning abroad
MISTI Global Teaching Labs attracts students looking to share the Institute's unique approach to science and engineering education.
Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus education
New online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.
A fight for rights
In MIT talk, exiled Nobel Prize-winning activist Shirin Ebadi promises a continued ‘fight for full and complete equality’ for Iran’s women.
All the difference in the world
In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.
On the hunt for mathematical beauty
Alexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.
MIT-Germany Seed Fund winners announced
Funds support collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and in Germany.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Imagínate
Creating professional development opportunities for university students in Mexico.
MIT Japan 3.11 Initiative receives grant
Project prepares for year two in its response to Japan's disaster.