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“Physics teaches us not only about what happens at the edge of the universe, but about what we observe in our environment every day, including our technology,” says PhD candidate Muni Zhou.

How to grow a cosmic magnetic field

Graduate student Muni Zhou shows how tiny magnetic seed fields can expand to cosmic proportions.

July 21, 2020

Op-ed: International scholars are vital to American innovation and competitiveness

Writing in The New York Times, President Reif says recently rescinded ICE policy reflected “a stark misreading of our national interest.”

July 14, 2020

In less than six weeks, a donation drive in Greater China yielded 15,000 N95 respirator masks and 1,000 medical gowns for use in Massachusetts hospitals.

Alumni in Greater China boost MIT's PPE efforts

A six-week donation drive yields 15,000 N95 respirator masks and 1,000 medical gowns for use in Massachusetts hospitals.

July 14, 2020

Tunney Lee, professor emeritus of urban planning, dies at 88

An architect and urban planner, Lee’s impact is evident throughout Boston and the city’s Chinatown, his childhood home.

July 10, 2020

Using a novel methodology, MITEI researcher Joanna Moody and Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao uncovered patterns in the development trends and transportation policies of China’s 287 cities — including Fengcheng, shown here — that may help decision-makers learn from one another.

Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities

A new framework for learning from each other.

May 21, 2020

Valerie Karplus, an assistant professor of global economics and management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, is one of several MIT faculty who have played an organizing role in an effort focused on delivering masks, gloves, and gowns, all critical items worn by front-line health care workers during the Covid-19 emergency.

MIT team draws on supply chain expertise to help protect health workers from Covid-19

The group is working to increase availability of personal protective equipment during the pandemic.

April 21, 2020

Teams pitch business solutions and present proof-of-concept prototypes at an MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator showcase.

Making MIT entrepreneurship matter in Hong Kong

MIT students collaborate with Hong Kong peers to solve urban challenges through the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node.

March 30, 2020

“Most manufacturing companies will keep about two weeks of inventory,” says David Simchi-Levi, who is a professor of engineering systems in the School of Engineering and in the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society within the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. "That means they were able to cover demand for the first two weeks of March. After that, [given] no more supplies, ther...

Supply chain outlook: The timing of the slowdown

MIT Professor David Simchi-Levi forecast the mid-March manufacturing pause. Now he looks ahead.

March 25, 2020

“People are worried about the food supply chain,” says MIT supply chain expert Yossi Sheffi, who is the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, a professor in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. “However, the U.S. food supply chain is very robust.”

Supply chain outlook: Why the situation varies by industry

MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi describes the supply chain landscape in the U.S., from food security to concerns about medical supplies.

March 25, 2020

President Reif testifies before Congress on U.S. competitiveness

“To stay ahead, the U.S. needs to do more to capitalize on our own strengths,” he tells representatives.

February 27, 2020

MIT political science PhD candidate Benjamin Chang

Benjamin Chang: Might technology tip the global scales?

MIT graduate student is assessing the impacts of artificial intelligence on military power, with a focus on the US and China.

February 19, 2020

New theories at the intersection of algebra and geometry

Professor Chenyang Xu applies the techniques of abstract algebra to study concrete but complex geometric objects.

February 8, 2020

Kang Zhou, a lecturer in Chinese in MIT Global Studies and Languages, teaches the fundamentals of Chinese calligraphy during the MIT's Independent Activities Period in January.

3 Questions: Kang Zhou on the lessons of Chinese calligraphy

When we appreciate calligraphy works in class, we also analyze the life experiences and stories of each calligrapher’s unique style.

January 28, 2020

MIT monitoring 2019 novel coronavirus

A new coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China, poses no identified risk to the MIT community at this time.

January 24, 2020

Assistant Professor Valerie Karplus and her collaborators have demonstrated that measurements of air pollutants taken by NASA satellites are often a good indicator of emissions on the ground. Their approach provides regulators with a low-cost tool to ensure that industrial firms are complying with emissions standards.

Tracking emissions in China

Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.

December 30, 2019

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