Oil and water: Studying pressing environmental dilemmas in the Middle East

Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.

Kelsey Tsipis | EAPS • mit
Dec. 26, 2018 ~8 min

Oil and water: Studying the Persian Gulf's most pressing environmental dilemmas

Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.

Kelsey Tsipis | EAPS • mit
Dec. 26, 2018 ~9 min


A forum on the future of the Nile River | MIT News

International workshop proposes future directions for long-standing conflict.

Stephanie M. McPherson | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
May 4, 2018 ~9 min

New program from MIT offers refugees a career boost | MIT News

ReACT will award credentials in computer and data science through online and in-person instruction.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 23, 2018 ~5 min

Street signs | MIT News

Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 19, 2017 ~8 min

Tackling complex Middle East statehood issues | MIT News

Bustani Middle East Seminar lectures by Leila Farsakh and Peter Krause PhD '11 take a close look at nationalist movements in Israel, Palestine, and Algeria.

Dain Goding | Center for International Studies • mit
Nov. 16, 2017 ~3 min

Bridging the divide with technology | MIT News

Three from the Plasma Science and Fusion Center spend time with the Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Nov. 14, 2017 ~12 min

Why some Muslim clerics become jihadists | MIT News

In his new book, political scientist Richard Nielsen proposes a “blocked ambition” hypothesis.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 9, 2017 ~6 min


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

Finding leaks while they’re easy to fix | MIT News

Robot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long before they become catastrophic.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 17, 2017 ~8 min

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