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Educating the Displaced

[fusion_text]When I was a refugee, education gave me hope. As a professor, I want to return the favor. When I was a teenager in 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, war broke out and changed everything. Our […]

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From engineer to urban planner

Billy Ndengeyingoma’s time at MIT has been marked by transitions. He has moved from one continent to another, from an undergraduate program to a master’s, and from a civil engineering specialty to urban planning. Yet no […]

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An autonomous fleet for Amsterdam

[fusion_text]MIT, AMS Institute will collaborate to solve complex urban problems for Amsterdam with the development of autonomous “roboats.” MIT has signed an agreement to engage in research collaborations with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions […]

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Silk-based filtration material breaks barriers

[fusion_text]When the Chinese first discovered silk, its superior quality and properties were thought so special, it was reserved exclusively for clothing the emperor, his relatives, and dignitaries. And for more than two millennia, the mechanisms of […]

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Protecting Guatemala’s Most Vulnerable Children

Juan Jose Hermosilla ’57 has spent his professional career working to keep his native Guatemala safe. Shortly after earning his degree in civil engineering, Hermosilla founded an engineering firm that designed buildings able to withstand earthquakes. […]

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Salvucci Receives Honorable Ray LaHood Award

At the 2016 Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) international gala this spring, senior lecturer Fred Salvucci was recognized for his significant contributions to the transportation industry and his support of women and minorities in the field with […]

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Researchers Produce New Silk-based Filtration Material

MIT and Tufts researchers revealed key nano-building blocks of natural silk to produce new naturally-based membrane filters that are more effective, less expensive, and greener compared to traditional products. This discovery could lead to new production […]

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Fulbright 2016 Grant Awarded

Omar Swei, a PhD candidate expected to graduate in February 2017, is the recipient of a 2016 Fulbright grant. Swei is one of eight MIT students and graduates to receive the prestigious grant. Swei will reside […]

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