http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/national-relations.html National relations and service headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/national-relations.html 88 31 Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fuel-0506.html It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis by MIT researchers. Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fuel-0506.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bingaman-0429.html Boosting Washington's "anemic and unreliable support for basic science and engineering enterprise" is a critical step toward a viable energy future, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told an MIT audience on Friday, April 25. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bingaman-0429.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/poverty-edwards-0418.html The global problems of climate change, population growth and severe poverty are so enormous that no one country can solve them alone, John Edwards told attendees at a student-organized conference on global poverty at MIT. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/poverty-edwards-0418.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/poverty-tt0416.html Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards will be among the speakers at an MIT conference April 18-20 involving more than 1,000 students from around the country dedicated to fighting the problems of extreme poverty in the world. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/poverty-tt0416.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nber-poterba-0221.html James Poterba, head of the MIT economics department, has been appointed president and CEO of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting greater understanding of how the economy works. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nber-poterba-0221.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/zuber-mercury-0201.html Professor Maria Zuber, head of MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, addresses a Jan. 30 NASA press conference in which results from the first mission to visit the planet Mercury in 30 years were unveiled. Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/zuber-mercury-0201.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/mitei-eab-tt0130.html The MIT Energy Initiative received critical input, advice and insights in the first meeting of its External Advisory Board. The board, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, emphasized the importance of an international focus. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/mitei-eab-tt0130.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/clean-energy-1128.html The goal of the MIT Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Prize of $200,000, announced Nov. 28 by MIT, NSTAR and the DOE, is to spark the next generation of energy entrepreneurs. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/clean-energy-1128.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/nsf-medals-0727.html President George W. Bush presented the nation's highest science and technology honors Friday to MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest, biomedical engineer Robert S. Langer and atomic physicist Daniel Kleppner. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/nsf-medals-0727.html