Entrepreneurship
Venture Mentoring Service wins award
April 26, 2010
MIT program harnesses knowledge and experience of volunteer alumni and business leaders to help prospective entrepreneurs.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships
MIT Entrepreneurship Review hosts launch reception, names founding editors
April 13, 2010
Brought together thought-leading entrepreneurs, faculty, students and investors
Also labeled: Students
‘Failure is good’
April 5, 2010
In a talk to promote his new book, MIT’s Simon Johnson lambastes a finance industry he sees as lacking a healthy fear of losing money.
Also labeled: Banking, Economic recession, Economics, Finance, Global economic crisis, Policy, Special events and guest speakers
Aulet named managing director of MIT’s Entrepreneurship Center
March 19, 2010
Also labeled: Administration, Staff
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation offering Fall 2010 grants
February 12, 2010
Call for proposals due April 20, 2010
Legatum Center at MIT awards IAP 2010 seed grants
February 4, 2010
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
January 12, 2010
Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.
Also labeled: Hobby Shop, Nuclear science and engineering, Business, Student life, Students, Sustainability
The Tough Get Growing: how to succeed in a down economy
Moderated by Bo Fishback
Panelists:
Eugene Fitzgerald '85
Daphne Zohar
Helen Greiner '89, SM '90
December 23, 2009
Presented by the MIT Enterprise ForumModerated by Bo Fishback
Panelists:
Eugene Fitzgerald '85
Daphne Zohar
Helen Greiner '89, SM '90
MISTI 2.0 selects first winners
November 19, 2009
Three projects from engineering, one from humanities, arts, and social sciences receive funding.
Also labeled: Collaboration, Global Education and Career Development, MISTI, Public service, Students
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
November 19, 2009
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
Also labeled: Batteries, Energy, Faculty, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Materials science, Students
Of Note: Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week at MIT
November 15, 2009
Also labeled: Special events and guest speakers
Entrepreneurship, government and development in Africa
October 6, 2009
Hosted by The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship
A phone is not just a phone
July 2, 2009
Student projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world
Exploring journalism's future
June 23, 2009
Civic media conference helps hatch new ideas
Legatum Center awards 2009 seed grants to 8 teams
June 11, 2009
Ksplice software update project wins $100K competition
May 14, 2009
Global Cycle bike adapter is audience pick
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Contests and academic competitions
Husk Insulation wins $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Prize
May 13, 2009
Team from University of Michigan focused on advanced bio-based insulation
Also labeled: Energy, Contests and academic competitions
Eight teams win IDEAS awards
May 5, 2009
Grants will support efforts in developing nations
Acumen Fund founder to give Legatum Lecture April 9
April 3, 2009
Also labeled: Economics, Special events and guest speakers
Legatum lectures and poster session on March 6
March 4, 2009
Also labeled: Special events and guest speakers, Students
Kauffman Foundation study finds MIT alumni companies generate billions for regional economies
February 17, 2009
Study reinforces the importance of universities in driving entrepreneurial growth
Legatum Center announces grant recipients
December 12, 2008
Legatum Center announces IAP Seed Grants
November 20, 2008
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Students
Nobel economists support different development path
October 10, 2008
Entrepreneurship can be powerful tool against poverty
MIT Deshpande Center announces fall 2008 research grants
October 8, 2008
Nine research teams receive $700,000 to turn new ideas into commercial innovations
Also labeled: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
MIT Portugal students win entrepreneurship competition
July 23, 2008
Invention could help diagnose muscle wasting












