Q&A: Energy studies at MIT and the next generation of energy leaders
Abigail Ostriker ’16 and Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’15 share how their experiences with MIT’s energy programs connect them to the global energy community.
The changing world of work
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future responds to rapid changes brought by the pandemic.
A data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, informs coronavirus policy by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
Protecting seafarers and the global supply chain during Covid-19
Professor Thomas Peacock is a member of the UN Global Compact Task Force urging coordinated international response for offshore and shipping industries.
A forum for female voices in international security
MIT graduate students launched the Future Strategy Forum to advance women in security studies.
Studying the brain and supporting the mind
At MIT, senior Tarun Kamath has explored neuroscience and science policy, while helping his peers find ways to reduce stress.
Will the Covid-19 pandemic change national security?
At MIT’s Starr Forum, experts consider whether the coronavirus crisis might lead to a rethinking of defense strategies.
Associate Professor Amy Moran-Thomas receives the 2020 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
The award will support the MIT anthropologist's research on the cultural dimensions of climate denialism.
3 Questions: Areg Danagoulian on a new arms control tool and the future of nuclear security
Danagoulian and his research team developed a system that could greatly improve the process for verifying compliance of nuclear warheads.
Professor Daniela Rus named to White House science council
CSAIL director and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing deputy dean of research will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
Online panel discussion hosted by MIT explores best practices for mitigating climate-related risk.
Attacking climate change, one human story at a time
An MIT course arms students with rhetorical weaponry to fight global warming.
Energy economics class inspires students to pursue clean energy careers
The Electricity Strategy Game is a prominent feature in 15.0201/14.43 (Economics of Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability).
Evaluating the global energy system
Meet the team of postdocs developing the MIT Energy Initiative's energy life-cycle assessment tool.