Integrating user-collected data in city planning
Lily Bui draws upon science, art, and public advocacy to enrich urban design.
MIT-USAID program releases technology evaluation of water test kits
Study of water test kits used in Gujarat, India, assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
John Fernández: Growing grassroots for sustainability on campus and abroad
Environmental Solutions Initiative’s new director discusses sustainable development, student engagement, and making Baker House his home.
Reach in and touch objects in videos with “Interactive Dynamic Video”
Technique from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could improve augmented reality and reduce the need for CGI green-screens.
Judith Tendler, professor emerita in urban studies and planning, dies at 77
With an optimistic outlook, Tendler combined development economics and organizational theory to advise governments.
Assessing health impacts of policies and plans
New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.
“Beijing Studio” celebrates 30 years
MIT–Tsinghua collaboration grapples with urban issues in China.
Improving pavement management in Jordan
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts
PhD student Cauam Cardoso assesses technologies that aim to help the world’s poor.
Art and science merge in a disaster readiness haven
Innovative off-grid PREPHubs structures house basic services needed in the aftermath of a disaster.
Cities of tomorrow
New book by Senseable City Lab researchers presents vision of data-driven urban design.
Eight from MIT awarded 2016 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2016-2017 academic year conducting research abroad.
At hooding ceremony, doctoral graduates urged to solve the world’s “toughest challenges”
Development leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81 encourages graduates to tackle pressing issues.