1+ week, 3+ day ago   (344+ words) Vice Provost for International Activities Duane Boning oversees MIT’s international policies and engagements. Here he discusses why international engagement remains vital to MIT’s mission of advancing knowledge, educating students, and innovating to serve the nation and the world. Q: Why…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (813+ words) Each year, farmers around the world spend $80 billion on pesticides for their crops. Those pesticides impact not only harmful insects but also bees and beneficial bacteria in the soil. They can also run off into waterways and harm the environment....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (791+ words) How do you build something that lasts? For MIT Assistant Professor Iwnetim "Tim" Abate, the answer is the same whether he’s reimagining how the materials beneath our feet can store energy and manufacture essential chemicals, or mentoring MIT’s future researchers:…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (966+ words) Before Ila Kumar thinks about how to build technology, she asks a different question: What is the context that technology will operate in, and who needs to be involved in the design? For Kumar, meaningful innovation doesn’t result from engineers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (900+ words) Solving complex social problems with multiple interrelated causes can involve juggling a variety of factors. Securing funding, designing the right programs, and sustaining the political will necessary to implement them demands a targeted approach. Lyonel Tanganco, a graduate student in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (568+ words) It turns out the best way to teach students how DNA works may be to start at the end. That’s the idea behind a hands-on curriculum from the MIT Edgerton Center: Teach proteins first so that students understand what the…...