Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo
MIT political science master’s student Milain Fayulu is building brands to bring change to his home country.
President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson of Iceland visits MIT
Delegation meets campus leaders, with an eye toward AI applications and the Icelandic language.
Living Climate Futures initiative showcases holistic approach to the climate crisis
Natural world philosophies are a source of solutions.
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces recipients of inaugural MCSC Seed Awards
Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.
Expanding energy access in rural Lesotho
MIT alumni-founded OnePower is building minigrids to power villages across the small, mountainous country.
Fourteen from MIT awarded 2022 Fulbright Fellowships
Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad.
When dueling narratives deepen a divide
At the latest Starr Forum, John Tirman and his collaborators describe the cultural framework that has worsened US-Iran relations.
A bright light on New York’s Bengali past
“In Search of Bengali Harlem,” a new film co-created by Professor Vivek Bald, salutes South Asians who carved out new lives in the US, against the odds.
MIT Climate “Plug-In” highlights first year of progress on MIT’s climate plan
Members of three working groups outline latest efforts implementing the ambitious plan, launched last year.
MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC
New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.
Springing people from the poverty trap
Field experiment in Bangladesh shows the poor simply lack opportunities to gain wealth — but a one-time boost can make a major difference.
Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices
Rise Bionics, founded by D-Lab Scale Ups fellow Arun Cherian, creates customized assistive devices for patients in India.
Multiplying the MIT $100K’s impact
The $100K Entrepreneurship Competition has inspired students to bring the model to regions across the globe.
Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development
Linking techniques from machine learning with advanced numerical simulations, MIT researchers take an important step in state-of-the-art predictions for fusion plasmas.
Tackling chemical synthesis and advocacy
PhD student Azin Saebi develops chemical tools for bioconjugation and works to improve diversity and inclusion at MIT.