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MIT students help cities plan for changing climate

Ten graduate students from MIT recently spent three weeks in Durban, South Africa, working on a project to develop an online tool that could help municipal governments around the world adapt to a changing climate. July 22, 2008

Cutting costs one image at a time

In an effort to assess health-care organizations' cost-cutting techniques, MIT urban economist Frank Levy will study the effects of different initiatives to restrict non-necessary medical-imaging procedures on the costs and quality of care. July 17, 2008

Conference looks to Sichuan's future after quake

An MIT-organized conference this week in Beijing represents the first major international academic gathering dedicated to assisting Chinese leaders with post-disaster planning issues following May's devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake. July 14, 2008

Flexible airport design essential for low-cost airlines

The leading low-cost airlines with a preference for small, inexpensive airports are now the largest airlines in the United States and Europe, according to an MIT expert on airport design and operations. June 18, 2008

Interview with the dean: Adele Santos

An interview with Dean Adele Santos, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, in which Santos discusses the school's goals and challenges and the role it can play in the future of sustainable cities across the world. June 11, 2008

Forum examines cities and climate change

The MIT School of Architecture and Planning and the Boston Society of Architects this week held its second symposium uniting leading urbanists from around the world and focusing on the challenges facing the modern city in a period of global climate change. June 10, 2008

Department of Urban Studies and Planning awards

Awards given in MIT Urban Studies and Planning for the academic year 2007-2008. June 4, 2008

'Pay attention to the urbanization of major population centers'

Essay by MIT student Angelica Weiner, excerpted from "America in the World: MIT Speaks," a booklet of 25 essays by a diverse group of student leaders to describe what they think the United States must do to make the world a better place in 2008. May 29, 2008

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