International relations

MIT Department of Political Science celebrates 50 years of rigor, relevance, and impact

November 30, 2015

Henry Thomas Tizard (center), British physicist and head of the Tizard Mission, visits with MIT researchers. The 1940 Tizard Mission introduced to the U.S. the newly invented resonant-cavity magnetron and other British radar developments, and helped establish MIT as a major federally funded research university.

How the Tizard Mission paved the way for research at MIT

Seventy-five years ago, an international meeting of scientific minds changed forever how MIT and other research institutions develop new technologies.

November 23, 2015

MIT Professor Chappell Lawson serves as faculty lead of the International Policy Lab.

Q&A: Chappell Lawson on the MIT International Policy Lab

IPL faculty lead describes the project's origins and invites proposals for lab-funded policy research projects.

November 19, 2015

MIT delegation engages with global partners ahead of climate talks

Meeting with French leaders and industry representatives at U.S. Embassy in Paris highlights value of interdisciplinary partnerships to advance low-carbon technologies.

November 18, 2015

Michael Grubb (left), Valerie Karplus (center), and Henry D. Jacoby field questions from a packed audience at the MIT Tang Center.

Will the Paris climate summit lead to a cooler planet?

Leading climate economists discuss prospects for a global agreement.

November 13, 2015

Randall Wright (center), senior industrial liaison officer at the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), received the Austrian Decoration of Honor on Oct. 6. With him are (l-r) Karl Koster, executive director of ILP; Marilyn Wright, Randall's wife; Michael Friedl, Austrian trade commissioner for the U.S.; and Hans Peter Manz, Austrian ambassador to the U.S.

Randall Wright honored by Republic of Austria

Randall Wright, senior liaison officer with MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program, received the Austrian Decoration of Honor in Gold at the Austrian Embassy in Washington.

November 3, 2015

(From left) Serena Parekh, Jennifer Leaning, Nahuel Arenas, and Ali Al Jundi

Facing the global refugee crisis

At MIT event, scholars and relief workers warn current problems could be “the tip of the iceberg.”

October 22, 2015

This image of the National Palace in Haiti is one of many Airborne Ladar Imaging Research Testbed (ALIRT) images taken just after the 2010 earthquake devastated parts of the island.

Technology confronts disasters

Research and development at MIT Lincoln Laboratory will help agencies better respond to disasters and humanitarian crises.

October 20, 2015

Carlo Ratti appointed as advisor to European Commission

Urban planning professor will advise on smart cities.

October 6, 2015

Conference to highlight Portugal-U.S. partnerships

Joint Conference and Exhibition on Fostering Science and Innovation will showcase activities and outcomes of international partnerships with Portugal.

May 26, 2015