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Boning to serve as director of the MIT Masdar ProgramProfessor, associate head of EECS succeeds Moavenzadeh as head of the program.

MISTI sends more than 50 students abroad over IAPTake on real-world challenges in places such as Mexico, Germany and France

MIT students visit with Rwandan presidentKagame, who delivered the 2008 Compton lecture, discusses water, energy solutions with D-Lab participants.

Shopper positioning system wins MIT Portugal Venture Competition

MIT strengthens its ties to Greater ChinaThe Institute has embarked on a major, long-term effort to promote intellectual and technological exchange.

MISTI 2.0 selects new granteesSeven student projects awarded funding.

In the World: Turning waste into profitStudents aim to improve Kenyan slum-dwellers’ access to basic sanitation — and generate renewable energy and jobs along the way.

Explained: Currency warsCountries are clashing over their currency prices. Why?

Chancellor Phillip L. Clay to step downHailed by President Hockfield as ‘an exceptional leader,’ he leaves a remarkable record of achievement.

MIT-Germany Seed Fund launchedWill offer research-initiation grants to faculty at MIT and in Germany.

Power to the peopleEntrepreneurs at MIT’s Legatum Center are trying to bring clean-energy solutions to developing countries.

Andrew Bacevich on Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent WarPresented by the Center for International Studies Starr Forum

3 Questions: George Shultz on nuclear disarmamentThe former secretary of state (and former MIT professor) discusses his ongoing campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

In the World: Health care in the palm of a handMIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.

On the war pathIn his new book Cultures of War, MIT historian John Dower examines the militarism that has helped define the United States in the contemporary age

New design-build class weaves nature into rural Cambodian schoolStudents take part in “Design for a Sustainable Future”

MIT graduate transportation researchers reflect on work with PortugalCity planning, civil engineering graduates supported by MIT-Portugal Program talk about long-term connections to Portuguese students, faculty, stakeholders in transport

Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar InstituteLongtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.

MIT and the Skolkovo Foundation of Russia reach agreementOpportunities for educational and research collaboration to be explored.

Slideshow: President Hockfield in ChinaShe meets with leaders of government, business and academia -- as well as MIT alumni -- during stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei.

HST's Edelman receives award from Spanish government

MIT Portugal venture competition aims to connect innovators with investors

LINC 2010 engages and inspiresConference focuses on the present and future of technology-enabled learning worldwide

Zhang inducted into Austrian Academy of Sciences

3 Questions: Jim Walsh on the Korean standoffAn MIT international security expert discusses the escalating tensions between North Korea and South Korea, and the possibility of repairing relations.

LINC unites educators from around the worldFifth conference being held May 23-26

3 Questions: The euro messMIT Sloan economist Kristin Forbes on the recent troubles roiling the international financial markets