
Pinpointing risks can also help businesses save money as they become more resilient. In February 2020, MIT professor David Simchi-Levi predicted the future. In an article in Harvard Business Review, he and his colleague warned that […]
Pinpointing risks can also help businesses save money as they become more resilient. In February 2020, MIT professor David Simchi-Levi predicted the future. In an article in Harvard Business Review, he and his colleague warned that […]
MIT commencement celebrations were held on Thursday, May 26 for Advanced Degree candidates and Friday, May 27 for Undergraduate Degree students. The department held a celebratory reception on Thursday, May 27 for all CEE graduates. Meet […]
MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines. Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for […]
Frontline PBS three-part documentary investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry In the third episode of the new docuseries “The Power of Big Oil” […]
Nicolette Bugher PhD ‘25 and Isabel Honda PhD ‘25 awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship […]
On April 11, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible. This article […]
Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli has been awarded the 2022 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for innovation by the editors of Science and the BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII), a non-for profit known for incubating and advancing world-class […]
Senior Carene Umubyeyi seeks to advance sustainable structural design in her home country of Rwanda and beyond Growing up in Rwanda, Carene Umubyeyi learned at a young age the importance of community, adaptability, and education. At […]
Professor Bourouiba elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows MIT Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba has been elected to the 2022 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological […]
Award is part of a larger, multidisciplinary team grant to study the biophysics of tuberculosis transmission MIT Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba is part of a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team that received $16 million from the National […]
With special treatment, minerals called zeolites — commonly found in cat litter — can efficiently remove the greenhouse gas from the air, researchers report. Methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and […]
Strategy accelerates the best algorithmic solvers for large sets of cities. Waiting for a holiday package to be delivered? There’s a tricky math problem that needs to be solved before the delivery truck pulls up to […]
New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used […]
MIT professor receives prestigious honor for outstanding contributions to physics and pioneering a new field […]
Graduate Officer and Germeshausen Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Colette Heald has dedicated her career to investigating global atmospheric composition and chemistry and its impact on air […]