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GSL-Peru students April Baker of MIT Sloan (left) and Dalitso Banda of EECS give a talk.

MISTI Global Startup Labs celebrates 18 years

Over 200 MIT students have mentored peers in creating tech startups across the world.

February 1, 2018

Soon-to-be assistant professor Jing Li’s training in economics allows her to examine each step as a clean energy technology progresses from the lab to the marketplace.

Jing Li: Applying economics to energy technology

Soon-to-be assistant professor of applied economics focuses on development and deployment solutions that can help the world move to a low-carbon future.

January 30, 2018

The American University in Cairo is the first school in the world to pair with MIT in accepting the DEDP MicroMasters credential to help students embark on their master’s education.

Worldwide change takes global effort

The American University in Cairo is the first school to grant master's credits to MITx Data, Economics, and Development Policy MicroMasters program learners.

January 5, 2018

Physician Chris Zahner at the University of Texas Medical Branch designing sensor systems in the MakerHealth Space.

How to turn clinicians into makers

Providing training and resources, MakerHealth helps nurses and doctors hack medical equipment to improve patient care.

December 19, 2017

At the MIT Conference for the Resilient Reconstruction of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló ’01 (left), described the devastation of recent hurricanes and discussed opportunities for collaboration on resilient rebuilding. He spoke with Robert Stoner, deputy director of the MIT Energy Initiative and director of the Tata Center for Technology and Design.

MIT conference seeks solutions for reconstruction in devastated Caribbean

Two-day workshop featuring island leaders explores ways to rebuild better, more resilient infrastructure.

December 15, 2017

Lihong "Wendy" Duan, manager of the Asia Pacific Energy Partnership Program at the MIT Energy Initiative, and Singh Intrachooto, chief advisor of MQDC’s Research and Innovation for Sustainability Center, shake hands during a signing ceremony to launch the collaboration.

Collaborating to cut emissions in the property sector

Bangkok-based property developer MQDC is joining the MIT Energy Initiative’s Low-Carbon Energy Center for Electric Power Systems Research.

December 5, 2017

With the right business model, solar panels and pumps could be a promising sustainable irrigation approach for smallholder farmers in India.

MIT researchers release evaluation of solar pumps for irrigation and salt mining in India

Study of solar pump technology use in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption.

November 13, 2017

A rendering of the open space as imagined in a site plan example, from the corner of Third Street and Broadway. Key features include public gathering spaces, retail kiosks, and water representing the continuation of Broad Canal.

Cambridge City Council approves MIT’s Volpe zoning petition

The 14-acre underutilized parcel in Kendall Square is set to be reimagined as a vibrant community.

October 23, 2017

Members of J-WEL convene on MIT campus to explore new developments in brain science, pedagogy, and digital learning practices.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab holds inaugural J-WEL Week

Educators, researchers, policy makers, and technologists from 27 countries gather to spark a global renaissance in education for all learners.

October 9, 2017

Amy Smith is the founding director of the MIT D-Lab.

Designing for a more equitable world

D-Lab founder Amy Smith teaches MIT students to tap into the heart of international development.

October 6, 2017

“We are trying to solve the issue of youth unemployment through entrepreneurship and through making small businesses more efficient — starting more businesses, starting them well, having them grow up to the point where they can be employers,” says graduate student Meghan McCormick about her company, Osez Innover, which operates in three countries in West Africa.

Empowering young entrepreneurs in West Africa

MBA student Meghan McCormick leads a venture that helps African youth develop small businesses.

September 17, 2017

Texas Army National Guardsmen help Houston residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey board a military vehicle. "With an event like this," says MIT associate professor of urban planning Brent Ryan, "it becomes viscerally evident which residential areas are absolutely not safe from even moderate flooding."

3 Questions: Brent Ryan on Hurricane Harvey’s implications for U.S. cities

Stranded in Houston by hurricane floodwaters, an MIT associate professor sees firsthand how design and policy decisions affected the storm’s impact.

September 1, 2017

“One of the most frequent questions that we get at J-PAL is a version of, ‘So a program worked in one place. Is it likely to work in my context?’” says Mary Ann Bates, the deputy executive director of J-PAL North America.

How J-PAL thinks globally and acts locally

Can an antipoverty program work in different settings? A new report presents a user’s guide to a tough issue.

June 28, 2017

Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek meets with Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture Tefera Deribew.

Charting a better future for Africa

Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.

June 22, 2017

A lively streetscape extending Broad Canal Way into the Volpe site, with active uses and retail leading pedestrians and bicyclists into the open space.

MIT files rezoning petition for Volpe site

Submittal of mixed-use proposal launches public hearing process.

June 21, 2017