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Sustaining diplomacy amid competition in US-China relations

The United States and China “are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. “We need to work with each other for the good of both of our countries.” During the MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition presentation, […]

3 Questions: Developing sustainable guidelines for rebuilding in Gaza

Shireen Bader Alqadi, MIT’s first Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) Palestine Fellow, reflects on spending the Fall 2025 semester in the MIT’s Sustainable Design Lab with Architecture Professor Christoph Reinhart and team. Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) brings international scholars to MIT for semester-long study and research meant to benefit their regions of origin while […]

Next-generation geothermal energy: Promise, progress, and challenges

Geothermal energy, a clean, continuous energy source accessible in many locations, has been slow to catch on. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans made extensive use of geothermal energy — heat from the Earth — including at the spa complex at present-day Bath, England. Electricity was first produced from geothermal sources in the early 1900s […]

Applications Open for the 2026 Marine Robotics Summer School

The 6th annual Marine Robotics Summer School will take place from July 6 – 17 at Faial Island, in the Azores. The summer school is open to up to 24 students from MIT and Portuguese universities who have a strong interest in marine robotics and oceanography, and especially in ocean observation, marine biology, marine ecology, and mapping of […]

After 20 years, students still benefit from Shanghai-based education program

Twenty-years ago, with guidance from faculty at MIT, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) launched its China Leaders for Global Operations, a graduate program modeled after the Institute’s own longstanding Leaders for Global Operations. Integrating management and engineering, the CLGO program in Shanghai, which is managed and operated by SJTU, mirrors the academic design and execution […]

Coping with catastrophe

Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called “hanami,” or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods. The celebration has a dual purpose, by addressing, however […]

More trees where they matter, please

One of the best forms of heat relief is pretty simple: trees. In cities, as studies have documented, more tree cover lowers surface temperatures and heat-related health risks. However, as a new study led by MIT researchers shows, the amount of tree cover varies widely within cities, and is generally connected to wealth levels. After […]

A neural blueprint for human-like intelligence in soft robots

A new artificial intelligence control system enables soft robotic arms to learn a wide repertoire of motions and tasks once, then adjust to new scenarios on the fly, without needing retraining or sacrificing functionality. This breakthrough brings soft robotics closer to human-like adaptability for real-world applications, such as in assistive robotics, rehabilitation robots, and wearable […]

How MIT OpenCourseWare is fueling one learner’s passion for education

Training for a clerical military role in France, Gustavo Barboza felt a spark he couldn’t ignore. He remembered his love of learning, which once guided him through two college semesters of mechanical engineering courses in his native Colombia, coupled with supplemental resources from MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare. Now, thousands of miles away, he realized it […]

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