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MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative focuses on reconstruction
MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative focuses on reconstruction
May 23, 2012
A series of focused efforts in disaster resiliency
Also labeled: Earthquakes, International relations and collaborations, Natural disasters, Nuclear power and reactors, Tsunami
Confronting global disasters from afar
Confronting global disasters from afar
April 23, 2012
Creative responses to devastation
Also labeled: Architecture, Arts, Earthquakes, Media Lab, Tsunami
Unique languages, universal patterns
Unique languages, universal patterns
February 23, 2012
MIT linguist reveals how modern English resembles Old Japanese, and other surprising convergences between far-flung tongues.
Also labeled: Books and authors, English, Faculty, Linguistics, Literature, languages and writing
MIT delegation attends Singaporean university’s groundbreaking
MIT delegation attends Singaporean university’s groundbreaking
November 18, 2011
Five-day, three-nation Asian trip includes meetings with Institute friends and collaborators.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, History, International relations and collaborations, Management, MISTI, MIT presidency, Political science, Singapore, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
Samuels receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
November 7, 2011
Japanese government honors political scientist for significant contributions to scholarship and promoting friendly relations.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Books and authors, Center for International Studies, Faculty, MISTI, Political science, Social sciences
Commemorating 20 years of the JR East Professorship
Commemorating 20 years of the JR East Professorship
October 21, 2011
Also labeled: Civil and environmental engineering, Collaboration, Engineering Systems, Faculty, Industry relations, Education, teaching, academics
Learning the lessons of Fukushima
Learning the lessons of Fukushima
August 23, 2011
Japan’s nuclear meltdowns provide valuable lessons for the design of future nuclear powerplants.
Also labeled: Earthquakes, Energy, Fukushima, Natural disasters, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Tsunami
Said and Done
Said and Done
August 17, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for July/August 2011.
Also labeled: Arts, Awards, honors and fellowships, Books and authors, Economics, Ethics, Faculty, Foreign policy, History, Humanities, Innovation and inventions, Linguistics, Music, Poverty, Research, Social sciences, Game design
In Profile: Kenneth Oye
In Profile: Kenneth Oye
August 11, 2011
A political scientist aims to help governments assess the potential risks of new technologies.
Also labeled: Faculty, Innovation and inventions, International relations and collaborations, Political science, Research, Social sciences, Technology and society
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
July 21, 2011
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
Also labeled: Autonomous vehicles, Mechanical engineering, Nuclear power and reactors
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