Fall 2015
A Bridge to Cancer Solutions
MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research teams up with Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
The Writers: Elizabeth Thomson
Fall 2015
Here Comes the Sun
MIT assesses the future of solar energy
Fall 2015
Ongoing Progress
Arup Chakraborty, Bruce Walker, and Darrell Irvine are in pursuit of an HIV vaccine.
Fall 2015
The Future of Education
Mark ’88, SM ’89 and Jill McDowell support MITx, the Institute’s approach to massive open online courses.
Summer 2015
Detecting Leaks with Robots, Wireless Sensors
Kamal Youcef-Toumi and Andrew Whittle are working to increase the world water supply by decreasing loss of water through leaks.
Summer 2015
The Water-Food-Energy Nexus
Afreen Siddiqi and James Wescoat hope a network of sensors will allow more efficient use of water and the energy used to transport it, while increasing yield of wheat.
Summer 2015
Mapping Soil Moisture from Space
Dara Entekhabi’s work could affect a range of issues from our understanding of the conditions for life on Earth to agriculture in Africa.
Summer 2015
Toward the Holistic City
Alan Berger is developing “the holistic agribusiness city.”
Summer 2015
Water Challenges
Doug ’75 and Deborah Brown support research on new techniques for purifying water.
Spring 2015
In Praise of Building: MechE’s Maker Czar Celebrates Hands-On Learning
Martin Culpepper says that making things is key to innovation.