Topic
Global
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Saving Venice, MIT-style
MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.
August 23, 2017 -
Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
2017 D-Lab Scale-Ups are tackling energy access, small farm irrigation, portable medical diagnostics, online education, and support for local artisans.
August 16, 2017 -
Six from MIT awarded 2017 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2017-2018 academic year conducting research abroad.
August 9, 2017 -
MIT’s Solve initiative seeks solutions to its 2017 global challenges
Applications for problem-solvers interested in four new areas are due August 1.
July 19, 2017 -
Jessica Myers: Liberté, Égalité, Sécurité
A novel thesis in the form of a podcast gives voice to issues of security and identity in New York and Paris.
July 10, 2017 -
3 Questions: Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban
Assistant professor of urban studies and planning argues immigration is good for the U.S. and that President Trump's executive order threatens national security.
July 7, 2017 -
Evaluating approaches to agricultural development
Involving local farmers in tackling a problem can provide long-lasting benefits.
July 6, 2017 -
Academics without borders
Senseable City Lab visualizes 20 years of data to show how students, faculty, and scholars join MIT from all over the world.
June 14, 2017 -
"Mens et manus" goes global
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives program will send students to six continents this summer.
May 17, 2017 -
For great challenges, a global strategy
MIT plan outlines new framework for expanding its international engagement.
May 17, 2017 -
Q&A: When is giving to charity the wrong thing to do?
MBA student and film producer Mark Weber describes how the foreign aid and charity industries may be holding developing countries down.
May 15, 2017 -
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
May 10, 2017 -
MIT community celebrates its many cultures
Students, faculty, and staff come together at the OneWorld @ MIT Multicultural Festival and Dance Parties.
May 3, 2017 -
MIT students plan multicultural festival
OneWorld @ MIT Multicultural Festival and Dance Parties bring the world to campus on April 29.
April 25, 2017 -
Nile faces greater variability
Climate change could lead to overall increase in river flow, but more droughts and floods, study shows.
April 24, 2017 -
3 Questions: Jeanne Guillemin on the recent chemical attack in Syria
Security Studies Program expert on biological weapons discusses the April 4 attack on Syrian civilians that killed at least 80.
April 20, 2017 -
Amos Winter wins the Harold E. Edgerton Award
Global leader in mechanical engineering named the recipient of MIT’s esteemed junior faculty award.
April 19, 2017 -
Combined energy and water system could provide for millions
Analysis shows system could economically bring fresh water and renewable energy storage to drought-stricken coastal regions worldwide.
April 18, 2017 -
Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the euro area
Thought leaders in academia, government, risk capital, and industry address the EU innovation gap during a two-day workshop.
March 29, 2017 -
Engaged neighbors
Scholars at MIT and in Mexico collaborate on projects spanning design, technology, and art.
March 21, 2017