Collaborating to advance LEADing-edge digital financial infrastructure
Project led by MIT economist Rob Townsend aims to help low- and middle-income countries assess and utilize new technologies to improve central banks’ functions.
China-based emissions of three potent climate-warming greenhouse gases spiked in past decade
Two studies pinpoint their likely industrial sources and mitigation opportunities.
Math program promotes global community for at-risk Ukrainian high schoolers
“Our hope is that our students grow and mature as scholars and help rebuild the intellectual potential of Ukraine after the devastating war.”
MIT OpenCourseWare “changed how I think about teaching and what a university is”
Bernardo Picão, a graduate student in physics, has turned to MIT Open Learning’s resources throughout his educational journey.
“They can see themselves shaping the world they live in”
Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI.
The rules of the game
Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.
Toward socially and environmentally responsible real estate
Formerly an architect and mentor to young women in Tehran, master’s student Peggy Ghasemlou now aims to promote sustainability and green investing in real estate development.
How a quantum scientist, a nurse, and an economist are joining the fight against global poverty
The MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program educates learners around the world using its data-driven approach to poverty alleviation.
SPURS Fellowships offer time out to reflect, learn, and connect
The MIT Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies has hosted more than 750 mid-career individuals from 135 nations who are or will be shaping policy in their home countries.
Getting to systemic sustainability
At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium, World Resource Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta says systemic changes in a handful of countries will be critical to meeting global emissions goals.
New MIT-LUMA Lab created to address climate challenges in the Mediterranean region
Collaborative scholarship and research will draw on conservation, design, and technology.
Convening for cultural change
At MIT and internationally, senior Cindy Xie works to bring people together for the health of humanity and the planet.
Making steel with electricity
MIT spinout Boston Metal is commercializing a new method for making steel and other metals, to help clean up the emissions-intensive industry.
Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowships
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
AEROS CubeSat launches to study ocean health
Portugal’s second-ever satellite was developed in collaboration with the MIT Portugal Program.