Q&A: Peter Fisher discusses JASON report on reopening university laboratories
MIT physicist led government-backed effort to study the challenges and solutions surrounding campus lab work.
Rapid antibody development yields possible treatment for yellow fever
The experimental drug has shown promise in early-stage clinical trials conducted in Singapore.
Fellowship is at the heart of emergency response in Nigeria
Alumni from MISTI’s Empowering the Teachers program innovate together to save lives.
Covid-19 shutdown led to increased solar power output
As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, study shows.
3 Questions: Heather Hendershot on coverage of the pandemic
MIT media expert discusses the stark differences across U.S. media sources.
Faculty receive funding to develop artificial intelligence techniques to combat Covid-19
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute awards $5.4 million to top researchers to steer how society responds to the pandemic.
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society builds educational partnership in Uruguay
IDSS will provide support to learners who take the MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science.
Building a more sustainable MIT — from home
MIT’s Office of Sustainability puts lessons of resiliency into practice.
Op-ed: International scholars are vital to American innovation and competitiveness
Writing in The New York Times, President Reif says recently rescinded ICE policy reflected “a stark misreading of our national interest.”
MIT team collaborates with 3M to develop rapid Covid-19 test
Company working with Sikes Lab to test feasibility of low-cost diagnostic that could be manufactured by the millions each day.
Alumni in Greater China boost MIT's PPE efforts
A six-week donation drive yields 15,000 N95 respirator masks and 1,000 medical gowns for use in Massachusetts hospitals.
At home and abroad with MISTI 2020
MISTI’s popular programs adapt to changing global circumstances in the wake of Covid-19.
Universities support MIT and Harvard in legal action against ICE visa policy
Multiple institutions have joined effort to block policy that would bar thousands of foreign students.
Q&A: Meet MIT Alumni Association President Charlene Kabcenell ’79
A life member of the MIT Corporation, Kabcenell recently began her one-year term as president of the MIT Alumni Association.
Our itch to share helps spread Covid-19 misinformation
Study finds social media sharing affects news judgment, but a quick exercise reduces the problem.