MIT and China cement educational goals
Madame Liu Yandong, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China and the highest-ranking woman in the Chinese government, paid a visit to MIT Wednesday to strengthen educational and research ties...
View ArticleIn Profile: Suzanne Berger
Amid an economic slowdown, the United States is facing crucial questions about its manufacturing sector. Can manufacturers stage a comeback? Will manufacturing jobs stay in the United States, instead...
View ArticleCompanies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing
Contrary to popular belief, China is no longer the obvious choice for locating the manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, which are now looking at more regional and flexible approaches...
View ArticleSurvey: Latin American and Asian cities lead way in planning for global warming
Quito, Ecuador, is not considered a global leader by most measures. But there is one way in which Quito is at the forefront of metropolises worldwide: in planning for climate change. For more than a...
View ArticleThe future of global investing, the future of cities
The MIT Center for Real Estate (CRE) and its alumni association — together with their media partners, The Real Reporter — hosted a day-long forum on global real estate, featuring prominent leaders of...
View ArticleThe Dalai Lama to visit MIT Oct. 14-16
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit MIT on Oct. 14-16 to participate in programs hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, marking the third year of the Center’s...
View ArticleMIT’s place in the world
MIT’s reach in research and education extends far beyond Cambridge — so global engagement was a natural topic for a Thursday symposium keyed to the inauguration of President L. Rafael Reif. Nearly two...
View ArticleThe subculture of cheese
Crafting high-quality artisanal cheese is not complicated, but it’s also not easy. Basically, heat a lot of milk, add bacterial cultures and enzymes to thicken it into a curd, drain it, salt it, and...
View ArticleWhy some immigrants get citizenship
For immigrants, the path to citizenship in many countries is filled with hurdles: finding a job, learning the language, passing exams. But for some people, the biggest obstacle of all may be one they...
View ArticleOf note: Former Ghana President John Kufuor to address Legatum Lecture Series
John Kufuor, former president of Ghana (2001-2009), will deliver a special lecture on Monday on entrepreneurship, government and development in Africa as part of the Legatum Lecture Series. Sponsored...
View ArticleToward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Indian Planning Commission details plans for India's continued economic growth. The true objective for India, he believes, is “inclusive growth,” an equitable...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship, government and development in Africa
In a lecture hosted by The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana, 2001-2009, recounts how Ghana transcended its dark history to attain...
View ArticleSaving labor
The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.Consider the case of...
View ArticleOf note: Legatum Seed Grant applications now being accepted
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship is now accepting applications for its 2010 Seed Grants.Each year, the Legatum Center provides seed funding to teams of MIT undergraduate and...
View ArticleEducation Across Borders: The India Perspective
Rickshaw drivers in India are frequent victims of tuberculosis after just a few years inhaling traffic fumes. This near-epidemic went unacknowledged until Kapil Sibal demanded a solution. The fix, now...
View ArticleReporter’s Notebook: Jules Verne, desperado?
In our “Reporter’s Notebook” series, we feature first-person accounts of News Office writers on life at the Institute.Jules Verne (1828-1905) is often remembered as a 19th-century founder of science...
View ArticleCreating a game plan for transition to a sustainable economy
The “chief inspired protagonist” of 7th Generation — one of the nation’s oldest and most successful green manufacturers — apologizes for delivering a talk “more depressing than expected.” While...
View ArticleBanking on mobile money
Many technologists and entrepreneurs have argued that mobile phones can empower people in the developing world by providing civic and commercial resources where traditional infrastructure is lacking....
View ArticleChris Zegras on greenhouse gases and the built environment
It seems that income and travel are inextricably linked. As communities gain wealth and prosperity, their travel footprint increases. While this relationship affords benefits to those in developed...
View Article3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our future
This weekend, MIT hosts the 59th meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies, the largest annual conference devoted to the history of France. The event, running through Sunday, April 7, will...
View ArticleDiversifying your online world
The Internet promises a seemingly frictionless way of connecting individuals from around the globe. But in reality, that’s not what happens online: Instead, we clump together with people similar to...
View Article3 Questions: A new look at globalization in business
Debates about the globalization of U.S.-based businesses date at least to the 1970s, but in recent years — following research such as MIT’s Production in the Innovation Economy project — there has been...
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