Chicago hope
Ambitious attempt to help the city’s poor by moving them out of troubled housing projects is having mixed results, MIT study finds.
In the World: Turning old oil into new mileage
Brazilian waste pickers gain an inexpensive way to fuel their vehicles using leftover cooking oil.
CIS's Précis examines research, student work
Late fall edition of the biannual publication now available.
Two MIT teams design winning solutions for New Orleans
DUSP and architecture graduate students claim top prizes in the Chase Community Development Competition.
Chancellor Phillip L. Clay to step down
Hailed by President Hockfield as ‘an exceptional leader,’ he leaves a remarkable record of achievement.
Market research
A major South American city needs to rebuild its public food market. MIT researchers went on the ground to figure out how urban food systems work.
Teaching biology with technology
Klopfer awarded $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to improve high school teaching
In Profile: James Wescoat
From India to California, an MIT landscape architect and geographer has charted a new course in the study of water.
Two winning proposals for sustainable construction
Students receive High Commendation from the Holcim Foundation.
Better prepared next time
Lessons learned from the BP oil spill could help both companies and regulators to be more ready for the next emergency.
Helping cities adapt to climate change
Field-based graduate training program releases new publication
Moving in circles
MIT scholar’s new book scrutinizes the successes and failures of a unique government experiment meant to help America’s urban poor.