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Universities should lead the way on climate action, MIT panelists say
Universities should lead the way on climate action, MIT panelists say

An online symposium explores roles for research universities and outlines the Institute’s efforts to be a testbed for research and policy innovations.

“What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots”
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots”

Book co-authored by Associate Professor Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers.

Forging ahead with care and compassion
Forging ahead with care and compassion

MIT professors adapt advising to pandemic context.

Learning by doing, remotely
Learning by doing, remotely

Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, MIT students have carved out meaningful hands-on experiences.

More than a meal
More than a meal

MIT Sea Grant facilitates Saving a Community Fishery, Feeding a Population Covid-19 rapid-response project.

A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams
A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams

Electrically switchable system could continuously separate gases without the need for moving parts or wasted space.

Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya

A team of MIT researchers is using the thermodynamic properties of water evaporation to bring off-grid cold storage of produce to remote, arid regions.

MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12
MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12

Website created in response to Covid-19 yields unexpected insights into what’s possible for reaching learners at a distance.

Fujikura joins MIT.nano Consortium
Fujikura joins MIT.nano Consortium

Optical communication device and electrical equipment manufacturing company to advise, collaborate with MIT researchers.

Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs
Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs

Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases.

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