Tackling the world’s challenges in the field | MIT News

MISTI media contest showcases MIT students working to build a better world.

MISTI • mit
Oct. 2, 2017 ~3 min

Making sense of nuclear threats | MIT News

MIT political scientist Vipin Narang explains the strategies of new nuclear powers.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 11, 2017 ~8 min


J-WAFS awards commercialization grants to develop technologies for water and food solutions | MIT News

Three new projects and two renewals receive J-WAFS Solutions grant funding for 2017-2018.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab • mit
Sept. 7, 2017 ~10 min

Deadly heat waves could hit South Asia this century | MIT News

Without action, climate change could devastate a region home to one-fifth of humanity, study finds.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 2, 2017 ~8 min

Study: Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years | MIT News

A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 24, 2017 ~6 min

When castes collide | MIT News

PhD student Matt Lowe uses cricket tournaments to explore caste interactions in rural India and whether the popular sport can help bridge class divides.

Kate Telma | MISTI • mit
July 20, 2017 ~9 min

Study: Preschoolers learn from math games — to a point | MIT News

Games found to improve conceptual math skills, but gains may not carry over to primary school.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2017 ~7 min

Two MIT documentaries win New England Emmy Awards | MIT News

The Department of Mechanical Engineering's “Water Is Life” and MIT Video Productions' “A Bold Move” take home top honors in separate categories.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
June 28, 2017 ~8 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

Online courses paved the way to MIT graduation | MIT News

Amol Bhave’s path to MIT began with watching OpenCourseWare lectures from his home in India. Before he was admitted to MIT, he had created his own MITx course.

Julie Barr | MIT Alumni Association • mit
June 6, 2017 ~4 min

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