Duane Boning named vice provost for international activities
With extensive international outreach experience as a faculty member and program leader, Boning brings a spirit of curiosity and collaboration to his new role.
D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries
The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers.
Empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa
The Future African Scientist organization was sparked by a connection between two students from different walks of life during an MIT program in South Africa.
Testing spooky action at a distance
A quantum computing research collaboration connects MIT with the University of Copenhagen.
Researchers return to Arctic to test integrated sensor nodes
The nodes are intended to become part of a widespread sea-ice monitoring network.
MIT Global SCALE Network expands by adding center at Loughborough University
United Kingdom Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre (UK SCALE) joins prestigious international network to advance global supply chain and logistics innovation.
When learning at MIT means studying thousands of miles away
MISTI’s Global Classrooms helps students address global issues within their local context.
Balancing economic development with natural resources protection
From scallop fishing in New Bedford to deforestation in the tropics, “our goal is to get some empirical traction on the problem,” says PhD student Aaron Berman.
Collaborating to advance LEADing-edge digital financial infrastructure
Project led by MIT economist Rob Townsend aims to help low- and middle-income countries assess and utilize new technologies to improve central banks’ functions.
China-based emissions of three potent climate-warming greenhouse gases spiked in past decade
Two studies pinpoint their likely industrial sources and mitigation opportunities.
Math program promotes global community for at-risk Ukrainian high schoolers
“Our hope is that our students grow and mature as scholars and help rebuild the intellectual potential of Ukraine after the devastating war.”
MIT OpenCourseWare “changed how I think about teaching and what a university is”
Bernardo Picão, a graduate student in physics, has turned to MIT Open Learning’s resources throughout his educational journey.
“They can see themselves shaping the world they live in”
Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI.
The rules of the game
Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.
Toward socially and environmentally responsible real estate
Formerly an architect and mentor to young women in Tehran, master’s student Peggy Ghasemlou now aims to promote sustainability and green investing in real estate development.