Collaboration runs through J-WAFS-funded projects
Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives.
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MIT-Germany and the University of Stuttgart extend cooperation
Collaboration extends opportunities for faculty seed funds, internship opportunities, and a Global Teaching Labs program through 2020.
Five from MIT earn Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology
Awards emphasize cross-disciplinary training, support research to measure and model microbial communities and their influence on ocean processes.
3Q: David Simchi-Levi on advancing global retail operations through analytics and machine learning
David Simchi-Levi discusses insights from recent research in collaboration with some of the world's largest retailers.
Janelle Heslop awarded Switzer Fellowship
MIT graduate student is one of 20 to join the Switzer Foundation Network, which is committed to environmental change.
Software tool could help architects design efficient buildings
MIT researchers develop inexpensive way to perform full lifecycle analysis of design choices as buildings are being planned.
Shih-Ying Lee, longtime mechanical engineering professor, inventor, and entrepreneur, dies at 100
Retired MIT professor specialized in measurement and instrumentation, held 20 patents, and launched two companies.
China could face deadly heat waves due to climate change
One of the world’s most densely populated regions may push the boundaries of habitability by the end of this century, study finds.
School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
A solution for urban storm flooding
Engineered green spaces can capture and purify stormwater while delivering ecosystem and recreational benefits, MIT researchers report.
Collaboration to expand the study of microbial oceanography
Simons Foundation-backed CBIOMES brings together researchers in oceanography, statistics, data science, ecology, biogeochemistry, and remote sensing.
Researchers decode molecule that gives living tissues their flexibility
Study reveals atomic structure of tropoelastin, showing what goes wrong in some diseases.
Oral Buyukozturk receives George W. Housner Medal for Structural Control and Monitoring
Prestigious award recognizes contributions to sustainable infrastructure.
Magnetic 3-D-printed structures crawl, roll, jump, and play catch
New printing technique could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices.
A celebration of community and research accomplishments
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Celebration and Awards Banquet honors the Class of 2018 and outstanding community members.