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Third Annual Course 1 Video Competition

January 11, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Enter the Third Annual Course 1 Video Competition and present an original video that answers the question, “Big Engineering can be defined in many ways; one being small scale change with big impact. How does YOUR […]

First MIT Meeting on Quantitative Ecology

November 30, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Jan. 29 from 11 am – 6 pm, CEE Professor Serguei Saavedra and Professor Jeff Gore of the department of physics will co-host the first MIT Meeting on Quantitative Ecology. This initial meeting strives to […]

Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water

November 10, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Office New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles. Nature has developed innovative ways to solve a sticky challenge: Mussels and barnacles stubbornly glue themselves to cliff faces, ship […]

Lemelson-MIT Prize calls for nominations

November 6, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Each year, the Lemelson-MIT Program awards a $500,000 prize to a mid-career inventor whose work has had a positive social, cultural and economic impact. The objectives of the Lemelson-MIT Prize are to: (1) recognize outstanding mid-career […]

Real-time epidemiology from urban wastewater

November 3, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment MIT and Kuwait researchers have been awarded $4 million to fund Underworlds, a study of real-time epidemiology using biomarkers in urban sewage. A team of MIT researchers, together […]

Professor Sheffi to lead creation of course content for MIT’s MicroMaster’s program

October 19, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 7, MIT announced a pilot program in its Supply Chain Management (SCM) program. Students who excel in a semester’s worth of graduate classes online, and also pass a comprehensive proctored exam, can earn a […]

Professor Osorio strengthens connections within MIT community

October 19, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 7, Professor Carolina Osorio presented to the MIT Employee Resources Group at a luncheon organized in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month. The event was an opportunity for MIT diverse staff to learn about […]

Keystone event SOLVE rouses action on solving global challenges

October 5, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

SOLVE MIT, an inaugural partnership initiative that encourages change and galvanizes progress on global challenges, will take place Oct. 5-8 at Kresge Auditorium and various other facilities across the MIT campus. The program will investigate challenges […]

MIT faculty inspire climate change dialogue at Boston: Sink or Swim symposium

September 30, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Marilyn Siderwicz Civil and Environmental Engineering On Sept. 21, MIT faculty spoke to a packed room of impassioned citizens concerned about the effects of climate change at the Boston Athenaeum’s “Sink or Swim” event. The intriguing title […]

CEE to house new research program between OCP of Morocco and MIT

September 30, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Sept. 28, MIT and the OCP (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) Group of Morocco made official its joint collaboration on a new program – an opportunity for MIT engagement in the development of the School of […]

On the importance of academic international engagements: An interview with Fred Moavenzadeh

September 22, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Office MIT professor and former president of the Masdar Institute reflects on a career spent fostering international research and teaching collaborations. Fred Moavenzadeh, the James Mason Crafts Professor of Systems Engineering and Environmental Engineering […]

Colette Heald featured in magazine’s top 12 professors at MIT

September 11, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Published on Sept. 7 in Business Insider, Associate Professor Colette Heald was named as one of, “12 of the most impressive professors at MIT”. Number two on their list, Heald is celebrated for her recent achievements […]

ONE@MIT summer newsletter – We’re changing the world

June 22, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Everyday, ONE@MIT is changing the world with innovative research and cutting-edge education. The electronic newsletter’s summer issue features a variety of exciting highlights, all of which emphasize CEE’s ongoing initiatives and provide a deeper understanding of […]

Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing

June 1, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Office Stretchable, biocompatible hydrogels with complex patterning could be used in tissue engineering. Researchers have developed a new way of making tough — but soft and wet — biocompatible materials, called “hydrogels,” into complex […]

CEE Senior Awarded Donaldson Prize for Excellence in Literary Studies

May 18, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE senior Marisa Fryer, a dual major in Course 1 and Literature, was awarded the 2015 Peter S. Donaldson Prize for Excellence in Literary Studies on May 11, 2015. This annual prize is awarded to a graduating […]