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Reinventing planned cities
May 22, 2012
Rethinking '50s era ‘new towns’
Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction
May 21, 2012
Ceramic membranes may reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gas and coal-fired powerplants.
Also labeled: Carbon dioxide, Climate change, Emissions, Environment, Mechanical engineering, Carbon capture, Carbon sequestration
Human touch
May 17, 2012
In many quarters, reaction to L. Rafael Reif’s election as MIT president focuses on his personal qualities.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Faculty, History of MIT, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Provost, Staff, Students, President L. Rafael Reif
L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th president
May 16, 2012
As provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Community, Computer science and technology, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, History of MIT, MIT Administration, MIT Corporation, MIT presidency, Staff, Students, EdX, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MITx, Online learning, Provost, President L. Rafael Reif
SUTD marks start of its first academic year
May 8, 2012
Singaporean university, established in consultation with MIT, enrolls 340 students in its inaugural class.
Inventor honored for bridging innovation and humanitarianism to help millions globally live safer lives
May 2, 2012
Dr. Ashok Gadgil Receives $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation for Scientific Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, and Energy and Fuel Efficiency
Five from MIT named Fulbright scholars
May 1, 2012
Two current students and three recent graduates will study abroad for the 2012-13 academic year.
MITx: What the students think
April 27, 2012
From Buenos Aires to Honolulu to Montreal, a virtual community grows up around the online initiative’s prototype course.
Through a glass, clearly
April 26, 2012
MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare.
Scientists worldwide propose Research Centers at Skolkovo Tech
April 23, 2012
Researchers enter 129 submissions for interdisciplinary research centers as part of joint MIT-Russian project.
Facing the facts about our changing climate
April 18, 2012
MIT researchers join Boston Globe panel in weighing climate risks and resolutions.
Sara Seager named co-winner of the 2012 Sackler Prize
April 18, 2012
Studying the effects of coconuts being made into biofuel
April 18, 2012
Divya Agarwal travels to Fiji as part of an independent study project.
Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron Prizes
April 17, 2012
Prize honors cross-cultural fluency
Also labeled: Arts, Awards, honors and fellowships, Books and authors, Diversity, Humanities, Language, Students, Undergraduate
Slideshow: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits MIT
April 11, 2012
Brazil and MIT discuss possible future collaboration.
School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITA
April 10, 2012
Six-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True Africa
April 9, 2012
Improving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
MIT students teach hands-on learning abroad
April 9, 2012
MISTI Global Teaching Labs attracts students looking to share the Institute's unique approach to science and engineering education.
Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus education
April 6, 2012
New online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.
A fight for rights
April 5, 2012
In MIT talk, exiled Nobel Prize-winning activist Shirin Ebadi promises a continued ‘fight for full and complete equality’ for Iran’s women.
Also labeled: Human rights, Nobel Prizes, Religion, Special events and guest speakers, Women, Arab Spring, Iran, Nuclear power and reactors
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclers
March 27, 2012
Incentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria
All the difference in the world
March 23, 2012
In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.
On the hunt for mathematical beauty
March 23, 2012
Alexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.
MIT-Germany Seed Fund winners announced
March 20, 2012
Funds support collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and in Germany.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Imagínate
March 15, 2012
Creating professional development opportunities for university students in Mexico.
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, IDEAS competition
MIT Japan 3.11 Initiative receives grant
March 9, 2012
Project prepares for year two in its response to Japan's disaster.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart
March 8, 2012
Improving access to vital technologies in rural India
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