![“MIT has not only provided a very valuable classroom experience, but also given me all these other tools in research, technology innovations, and social entrepreneurship that I can take and [use to] help people in developing countries,” says Jiwon Park, a chemistry major, global traveler, and accomplished pianist.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201701/MIT-Jiwon-Park-01.jpg?itok=XmE3p1xg)
Jiwon Park: Reaching out to the world
MIT senior leads diverse projects to help women and students in developing countries.
John Kerry: Climate drive an urgent “race against time”
At MIT, U.S. Secretary of State highlights peril of climate change, economic promise of clean energy.
How engineering students are seeking to solve major food and water security problems
Students with a common passion for food and water security share their research at the MIT Water and Food Security Symposium.
Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise
Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.
Reducing spoilage in food aid shipments
Large-scale tests compare damage from insects and moisture using a variety of containers.
Portuguese government and biotech representatives visit MIT
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal and the Portuguese Minister of Economy discuss transatlantic cooperation with Europe in the biotechnology sector.
Solve launches new challenges on climate, education, and health care
MIT’s open innovation platform for tackling global problems seeks solutions from near and far.
Top tweets of 2016
Best posts on @MIT touch on LIGO discoveries, Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström, Apollo pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Commencement speaker Matt Damon, and more.
3Q: Charles Sodini on MIT’s Hong Kong Innovation Node
Entering its second year, collaborative effort will soon launch a second program.
Study: Mobile-money services lift Kenyans out of poverty
Greater access to services raises daily spending, especially among female-headed households.
In London, extending MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers.
How online tools and open innovation can support implementation of Paris Agreement goals
MIT Climate CoLab presents an innovative approach at the UN international climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco.
Climate models may be overestimating the cooling effect of wildfire aerosols
Study finds accounting for year-to-year variability enables more accurate projections of climate change and its impacts.
Manuel Heitor, Portuguese minister for science, technology, and higher education, visits MIT
Visit aims to strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation between Portugal and the United States.