Industry
MPC associate director visits Collegium members in Asia
June 3, 2013
Mark Beals, in collaboration with the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, visited Thailand, Taiwan and Japan in early April.
Footwear’s (carbon) footprint
May 22, 2013
Study finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes.
Also labeled: Carbon dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Environment, Greenhouse gases, Life cycle, Manufacturing, Running
Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy Initiative
May 16, 2013
Outgoing director Ernest Moniz confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Energy.
MIT signs Compact for Sustainable Future with City of Cambridge and Harvard
May 6, 2013
Akamai to join universities and city in new agreement; others encouraged to follow suit.
Ulm and Concrete Sustainability Hub named to list of top newsmakers
April 5, 2013
Research on reduction of concrete's environmental footprint prompts inclusion on trade journal's list.
AEE and the MIT-IPC convene executive forum series to spur adoption of advanced energy
March 18, 2013
First session brought together advanced energy and utility executives to address challenges to rapid adoption of innovative energy technologies.
Accenture and MIT form alliance for advanced analytics solutions
March 13, 2013
New collaboration will develop tools and techniques focused on big data and decision science.
Radical Innovation course resonates with Italian industry professionals
March 7, 2013
Sanjay Sarma urges Italian companies to capitalize on the country's innovative heritage to launch skunkworks efforts.
MIT and Eni renew energy partnership
February 13, 2013
Visiting campus, Paolo Scaroni, head of the Italian energy company, said ‘cooperation between MIT and Eni can give us phenomenal results.’
MIT group releases re-shoring report
January 29, 2013
Survey conducted by the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation indicates nearly half of U.S. manufacturing companies are thinking of re-shoring jobs.
Flextronics joins MIT Forum Advisory Board
January 18, 2013
One of world’s largest manufacturing and supply chain solutions companies will collaborate with board on industry challenges and opportunities.
Mike Molnar to deliver keynote at MIT forum
January 11, 2013
US chief manufacturing officer will discuss President Obama’s proposed manufacturing initiative at MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation.
Bose Corporation and MIT students meet for speed mentorship
December 13, 2012
Student-led social impact ideas furthered with insights from Bose employees and executives.
Martin Schmidt to oversee MIT’s industry-facing offices
November 27, 2012
Associate provost will oversee Technology Licensing Office and Office of Corporate Relations; retains duties around space planning.
Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
November 16, 2012
EECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.
Also labeled: Big data, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Women in engineering, Department snapshot
2012-13 Xerox-MIT fellows celebrated
November 13, 2012
Fellowship program was established to support top-tier engineering students — especially women and other groups traditionally underrepresented.
MIT Auto-ID Labs launches ‘Cloud of Things’ initiative
November 2, 2012
Initiative brings together academia, industry to support the development, adoption, best practices and commercial success of big-data applications in mobile retail commerce.
MIT's CSAIL launches new center to tackle the future of wireless and mobile technologies
October 11, 2012
Will address major technical challenges facing wireless field, bring together academia and industry
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, iPhone, Android, smartphones, Mobile applications, Mobile devices, Networks, Research, Students, Wireless, Spectrum
Department snapshot: Aeronautics and Astronautics
October 3, 2012
AeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.
MIT OpenCourseWare releases first episode of the ChemLab Boot Camp Series
September 18, 2012
Videos follow 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science.
ChemLab Boot Camp: MIT OpenCourseWare launches reality series
August 14, 2012
A new series of videos to be published this fall follows 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science.
Madrid-MIT Consortium holds international conference in Madrid
June 5, 2012
Interdisciplinary dialogue among global leaders focuses on developing strong biomedical innovation ecosystems.
MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing ‘big data’
May 31, 2012
An Intel research center based at MIT will be the cornerstone of a new research project dubbed ‘bigdata@CSAIL.’
The robot revolution is just beginning
April 24, 2012
Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.
Taking flight at Boeing
April 23, 2012
Chen uses LGO internship to improve manufacturing operations at the company's Charleston, S.C. plant
The scoop on Coeus: It’s not just for grants.gov proposals
March 12, 2012
Coeus is equally useful for preparing and routing other grant proposals, whether they are going to industry, foundations or federal agencies.
Continuous drug manufacturing offers speed, lower costs
March 12, 2012
New system developed by MIT researchers could help transform the pharmaceutical industry.
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