Ad hoc committee releases report on remote teaching best practices for on-campus education

Task Force 2021 and Beyond report highlights innovative teaching practices that MIT instructors have incorporated into in-person classes, informed by remote-teaching experiences.

Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor • mit
Oct. 18, 2022 ~6 min

Today’s postdocs, tomorrow’s mentors

At luncheon, Vice President for Research Maria Zuber and others express appreciation for the Institute’s postdoctoral researchers; new postdoc mentoring award debuts.

Caroline Perry | Office of the Vice President for Research • mit
Oct. 12, 2022 ~7 min


Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?

Moving entire communities threatened by rising seas isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds.

Robert James Nicholls, Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of East Anglia • conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 ~7 min

The magic of touch: how deafblind people taught us to 'see' the world differently during COVID

A cultural collaboration with deafblind people led to the development of a high-tech device to help navigate their world post-lockdown

Azadeh Emadi, Lecturer in Screen Production, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow • conversation
Oct. 10, 2022 ~21 min

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil's runoff election could be a turning point

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 ~13 min

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. Indigenous territory in many areas has blocked them.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 ~12 min

Cigarette smoking is more common among rural Americans

People living in rural US are more likely to smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit, according to a new study looking at data from 2010 to 2020.

Andrea Zeek-Indiana • futurity
Sept. 12, 2022 ~4 min

Building something better: How community organizing helps people thrive in challenging times

Organizers across the US are finding innovative grassroots strategies for helping people thrive. Many of these ventures emphasize working together as part of communities and collective systems.

Meghan Elizabeth Kallman, Assistant Professor of International Development, UMass Boston • conversation
Sept. 8, 2022 ~10 min


Over-the-counter hearing aids have been greenlighted by the FDA – your local pharmacist will soon be able to sell you the device you need

OTC hearing aids promise to increase the accessibility and affordability of the devices for millions of adults who live with untreated mild to moderate hearing loss.

Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Aug. 23, 2022 ~8 min

How to finance marine conservation without harming local communities

The true cost of marine conservation often falls on vulnerable coastal communities. Can a ‘beneficiary pays’ approach protect both endangered species and the communities dependent on them?

Hollie Booth, Nature Positive Senior Specialist at The Biodiversity Consultancy, and Post-Doc Research Associate, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 15, 2022 ~6 min

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