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

New connector helps faculty, student startups launch in China | MIT News

The new connector helps faculty, students, and alumni launch startups in China.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Feb. 14, 2018 ~3 min


A deep dive into the effects of trade | MIT News

MIT economist David Atkin looks beneath the surface of global commerce.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 4, 2018 ~8 min

MISTI Global Startup Labs celebrates 18 years | MIT News

Over 200 MIT students have mentored peers in creating tech startups across the world.

Caroline Knox | MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives • mit
Feb. 1, 2018 ~6 min

MIT researchers release evaluation of solar pumps for irrigation and salt mining in India | MIT News

Study of solar pump technology use in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption.

Department of Urban Studies and Planning • mit
Nov. 13, 2017 ~8 min

Designing for a more equitable world | MIT News

D-Lab founder Amy Smith teaches MIT students to tap into the heart of international development.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
Oct. 6, 2017 ~6 min

3 Questions: Brent Ryan on Hurricane Harvey’s implications for U.S. cities | MIT News

Stranded in Houston by hurricane floodwaters, an MIT associate professor sees firsthand how design and policy decisions affected the storm’s impact.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Sept. 1, 2017 ~9 min

How J-PAL thinks globally and acts locally | MIT News

Can an antipoverty program work in different settings? A new report presents a user’s guide to a tough issue.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
June 28, 2017 ~9 min


Charting a better future for Africa | MIT News

Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
June 22, 2017 ~10 min

MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India | MIT News

Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
June 7, 2017 ~6 min

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