Search
Showing search results for
Scaling up a cleaner-burning alternative for cookstoves
For millions of people globally, cooking in their own homes can be detrimental to their health, and sometimes deadly. The World Health Organization estimates that 3.8 million people a year...
Inclusive Innovation Challenge recognizes startups improving the future of work
Startups working to broaden economic opportunities around the world were awarded $1.6 million in prizes at the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) yesterday. The $250,000 grand prize winners were JobGet,...
Legatum Center announces 2019-20 fellowship class
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT announced its fellowship class for the 2019-20 academic year. These 23 student-entrepreneurs are developing innovative business solutions for emerging markets across...
Dreaming big in a small country
When Miguel Brechner started planning a new ambitious plan to foster a new generation of data scientists in Uruguay and Latin America, he immediately thought of MIT. “There is no...
Making MIT entrepreneurship matter in Hong Kong
You have two weeks in a city that is 8,000 miles away from everything familiar to you. Alongside you are 34 of the best minds selected from both MIT and...
Protecting seafarers and the global supply chain during Covid-19
The offshore and shipping industries are grappling with unique challenges in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus’ rapid spread on ships like the Diamond Princess and USS Theodore...
MIT-Wits Program continues to thrive
Now in its seventh year, the MIT-Wits Program is one of MIT’s most active in Africa. Whether through MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)-organized student opportunities and faculty seed...
Fostering friendships and films from across the globe
What do you do when a pandemic shuts down international travel, and you can’t do your internship in Japan? For MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) students this summer,...
Cultural curator
Rekha Malhotra joined MIT’s Comparative Media Studies program as a master’s student after 20 years as a flourishing New York City DJ. She has also accrued major accolades for other...
The intersection of technology and war
Pursuing big questions is part of the MIT ethos, says Fiona Cunningham PhD ’19. “Walking through the Infinite Corridor, you can see what people are doing in this space. There...