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Members of the MIT community are making groundbreaking discoveries on the frontiers of knowledge — wherever those frontiers might be.
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The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has announced a new one-semester fellowship — the Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East — that will start in the fall of 2024.
Originally from Ghana, Baran Mensah shares why he’s enjoying college life at MIT.
Morgane König’s observations after traveling to her mother’s home country of Côte d’Ivoire led her to MIT. Read Morgane’s story.
Empowering the Teachers (ETT), a program launched at MIT in 2011, is helping to change the face of engineering education in Nigerian universities. Read how.
A study co-authored by MIT political scientist Mai Hassan finds that in Kenya, the relatively modest allocation of property rights to people is a matter of politics, and not a lack of state capabilities. Learn more.
Abdullahi Tsanni is a graduate student in Science Writing originally from Nigeria. His journalism focuses on science, medicine, and public health in Africa. Learn more.
A new study maps how the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear accident unfolded, and points to the importance of mitigation measures and last lines of defense. Learn more.
A CAST Visiting Artist project traces the history of cause and effect that have led India to its current crossroads. Learn more.
Researchers from MIT and Singapore develop a mathematical analysis of how peat formations build and develop, that makes it possible to evaluate their carbon content and dynamics mostly from simple elevation measurements.
Oxford University Press published the Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature. The series is starting with 5 classic texts from the first millennium BCE through the early 20th century. Learn more.
What is the nature of the relationship between China and Russia, and how will the two countries keep cooperating? A a public panel discussion at MIT offered some answers.
GMAF aspires to bring up to five international scholars annually to the MIT campus for semester-long study and research. Learn more.
Applications are now open for the 4th annual Marine Robotics Summer School in the Azores, Portugal. Learn more.
In the 60 years since President Kennedy’s death, a scholarship in his name has sent generations of British students to study tuition-free at MIT and Harvard University.
The MIT Portugal Program (MPP) owes much of its success to the bonds connecting institutions and people across the Atlantic over the past 17 years. Learn more.
Itz’at STEAM Academy, a secondary school in Belize, launched as the culmination of a three-year project between MIT and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology of Belize. Learn more.
Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, a doctoral candidate in media arts and sciences and a MAD Design Fellow, researches how technology and tradition intersect in rural spaces, particularly in Colombia.
In a new documentary film, music’s storytelling power illuminates cultural and environmental sustainability in Brazil. Learn more.
An online marketplace founded by a MIT alumnus is expanding access to low-cost products in Central America. Learn how.
Read how MIT D-Lab is helping empower artisanal women miners (“chatarreras”) in Colombia.
The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has announced a new one-semester fellowship — the Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East — that will start in the fall of 2024.
A new course open to the MIT community gives context to the crisis in the Middle East. Learn more.
Learn more about the virtual Starr Forum “The Israel-Hamas conflict: Expert perspectives on the ongoing crisis,” that took place on Nov. 1, 2023.
On a video released on October 10, 2023, President Sally Kornbluth communicated a message about the violence in Israel and Gaza, and her concerns for the MIT community.
The Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET) program brings together promising young Palestinian and Jewish Israeli students to learn about computer science, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Learn more.
An MIT-led experiment set in Egypt showed that some forms of social media can increase awareness among women about where to find resources and support for addressing domestic violence. Learn more.
The student-run MIT Energy Conference brought together energy leaders from around the world. Read more.
Prof. Hastings will provide advice and guidance on matters related to the space enterprise.
The 15th MIT Energy Initiative’s Annual Research Conference took place in November 2022. Read about the symposium.
How can Native innovators in the US use traditional knowledge and technology to drive social, environmental, and economic impact in their communities?
Incubator aims to identify the most effective strategies at reducing homelessness and promoting housing stability.
MIT helps the Australian Navy establish their nuclear program. Learn more.
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