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A fight for rightsIn MIT talk, exiled Nobel Prize-winning activist Shirin Ebadi promises a continued ‘fight for full and complete equality’ for Iran’s women.

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclersIncentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria

All the difference in the worldIn 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 beautyAlexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: ImagínateCreating professional development opportunities for university students in Mexico.

MIT Japan 3.11 Initiative receives grantProject prepares for year two in its response to Japan's disaster.

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: EssmartImproving access to vital technologies in rural India

Joseph Rafidi to represent U.S. at 2012 Junior World Fencing Championship

Political science PhD candidate Christopher Clary helping to shape U.S. defense policy

Eric Lander wins Dan David PrizeBroad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.

First course offered by MITx beginsMore than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics

In the World: How rainwater can meet clean-water needsRainfall can provide an alternative to polluted groundwater in developing countries, but systems are needed to keep it clean.

Alumni bring Turks and Armenians together for joint initiativeProfessional workshops focus on environmental sustainability.

Sustainable approaches to reducing food waste in India

Paola Cappellaro wins AFOSR Young Investigator AwardDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering assistant professor is investigating a bottom-up approach to quantum information devices.

Jens Hainmueller: A 'numbers' guy takes on pressing public policy issuesPolitical science associate professor ties together qualitative and quantitative ways of thinking about politics and society.

Olesnavage wins 2012 Dean A. Horn AwardUndergraduate lays the groundwork for detection of submarine groundwater discharge in Cyprus.

MIT faculty speak at the World Economic Forum in DavosTalks explore the mind/machine interface and the science of predicting the economy, among other topics.

Here comes the sunA new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency.

Making her moveMIT senior overcame disabilities to study materials science, hoping to pave the way for other aspiring engineers.

Boyden named inaugural recipient of IET’s Harvey Engineering Research PrizeHonored for his pioneering research contributions to the field of optogenetics, in which neurons are genetically modified to respond to light.

MISTI 2.0 selects 2011-2012 grantees

Traditional social networks fueled Twitter’s spreadSite’s U.S. growth relied primarily on media attention, geographic proximity of users.

MIT launches online learning initiative'MITx' will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available.