Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic | MIT News

Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 23, 2018 ~9 min

How many taxis does a city need? | MIT News

New dispatching approach could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
May 23, 2018 ~6 min


Featured video: On alien typos and self-care, in conversation with Seth Meyers | MIT News

Grad student Jonny Sun jokes on late-night TV about his alien persona and the unique challenges of working on a PhD while creating a graphic novel.

MIT News Office • mit
May 3, 2018 ~2 min

Making landmark texts in architecture and urban studies accessible to the world | MIT News

National Endowment for the Humanties-Mellon Foundation Open Book Program grant will support the digitization and open accessibility of key MIT Press titles.

MIT Press • mit
April 27, 2018 ~4 min

Introducing a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to conducting comparative product evaluations | MIT News

The Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation teams up with the Technology Exchange Lab to produce a toolkit for technology evaluation in global development.

Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation | MIT D-Lab • mit
April 25, 2018 ~6 min

Celebrating great mentorship for graduate students | MIT News

MIT’s Committed to Caring Award selects third slate of dedicated professors.

Office of Graduate Education • mit
April 24, 2018 ~8 min

Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies celebrates 50th anniversary | MIT News

SPURS Fellows serve as agents of change in international development.

Ken Shulman | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
April 6, 2018 ~8 min

J. Phillip Thompson named deputy mayor of New York City | MIT News

Appointment recognizes Thompson's expertise in urban politics and coalition building.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Feb. 28, 2018 ~3 min


Urban heat island effects depend on a city’s layout | MIT News

The way streets and buildings are arranged makes a big difference in how heat builds up, study shows.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2018 ~6 min

MIT Black History Project launches new website | MIT News

Digital archive features never-before-published image of MIT's first black woman student.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Feb. 21, 2018 ~5 min

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