Philippine USTDA delegates visit MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Delegates from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about innovative life cycle cost analysis models.
Christine Lagarde: Thinking globally, speaking locally
IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touts great opportunities in energy
New international agreement on “Mission Innovation” could lead to major progress on climate change.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to deliver keynote address at MIT Energy Conference
Moniz joins global energy leaders from industry, government, and academia speaking at student-organized conference on March 4 and 5.
Testimony: LIGO has “cracked open” a new window to the universe
MIT’s David Shoemaker testifies before Congress on the significance of LIGO.
A cleaner ballot box
In Brazil, auditing voter rolls has shrunk the electorate — to the dismay of incumbents.
Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
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.
Climate negotiation role-play in Paris feels like the real thing
"World Climate" simulation, developed by MIT and Climate Interactive, challenges perceptions about climate negotiations and countries’ development needs.
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.
Mapping the history of U.S. state politics
Unique new study shows political orientation of all 50 U.S. states over time.
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.
3Q: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf PhD '81 on the role of political science in solving global issues
Wolf will be on campus this month for events to honor the 50th anniversary of MIT's Department of Political Science.