Governor Charlie Baker visits AgeLab at MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
Baker-Polito administration establishes council to address aging in Massachusetts.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
Eleven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2017
Prestigious honor society announces 228 new members this year.
Annual CEE research showcase highlights diversity of research across department
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Research Speed Dating Day brings community together to inspire new ideas.
Celebrating 25 years of MIT-JR East Railway partnership
Professor Joseph Sussman honored for his 25 years of service as JR East Professor
Tiny bacterium provides window into whole ecosystems
Ubiquitous marine organism has co-evolved with other microbes, promoting more complex ecosystems.
At the intersection of industry and academia
Infrastructure, Smart Cities and Transportation Workshop sheds light on collaboration opportunities between MIT and Parsons Corporation.
Worm-inspired material strengthens, changes shape in response to its environment
A bio-inspired gel material developed at MIT could help engineers control movements of soft robots.
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.
Julia Heyman wins 2017 Carroll L. Wilson Award
Award will fund a 12-month project to study the implementation of wheelchair sensors in Indonesia.
Global cement meeting paves the way for worldwide collaboration
A recent meeting on the MIT campus laid the foundation for better coordination of global research relating to cement and sustainability.
Getting their hands dirty: Students experience fieldwork in Hawaii
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out in the field.
American Academy in Rome appoints John Ochsendorf as 23rd director
MIT professor in architecture and engineering will serve three-year term.
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
Concrete Sustainability Hub welcomes Panamanian government officials
Panamanian delegates participating in the U.S. Trade and Development Agency Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about life-cycle cost analysis models.
Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.