MIT takes next step in advancing Kendall Square Initiative
Institute files application for Cambridge Planning Board review.
Public Service Center Fellowships program turns 25
For a quarter-century, public service fellowships have inspired MIT students to work with community partners for the betterment of humankind.
Tiny houses could help mitigate a big problem: homelessness
Urban planner Cate Mingoya analyzes the benefits and challenges of tiny house villages.
Data-driven design
MIT-hosted urban planning conference highlights explosion of information on cities.
3 Questions: Jennifer Light on new media and democracy
MIT historian of technology discusses new work examining “digital citizenship.”
Three undergraduate communities to welcome new housemasters this fall
Committees select faculty for posts in Baker, McCormick, MacGregor.
3 Questions: Carlo Ratti on big data and health predictions
MIT researcher discusses a new study on correlations among medical problems.
Park to be constructed at Bexley site
Interim plan will provide opportunities for student and faculty installations.
Charles Correa, influential architect and planner, dies at 84
“India’s Greatest Architect” left his mark on MIT and the world.
MIT-Singapore design center creates free software tool to analyze cities as spatial networks
New plugin aids in understanding social and economic consequences of city planning.
National Geographic identifies six from MIT community as "Emerging Explorers"
Students, researchers, and alumni among 14 honored as "young trailblazers."
3 Questions: Amy Glasmeier on the living wage
MIT professor and expert in regional economies calculates how far salaries stretch.
3 Questions: Economies as computers, products as information
New book argues that economic development is a special case of the growth of information.
Faculty highlight: W. Craig Carter
Materials science professor develops algorithms to solve problems across disciplines, strengthens online teaching techniques, and contributes to scientific art.