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	News@E40 November 30, 2018 Human Rights & Technology Fellows announced for 2018-19 In its inaugural year, the Human Rights & Technology Program has awarded six research fellowships to MIT undergraduates. Their projects are expansive, and include field work in Africa and South Asia and a variety of topics. Four of them in different ways address the human right to health care or healthy environments and how technology can ensure good outcomes.
	News@E40 October 22, 2018 MIT ICC cultural resources YouTube MISTI is promoting cross-cultural communication with the MIT International Coordinating Committee, communicating MIT’s cultural diversity on campus and across the world through video.
	News@E40 October 15, 2018 Starting new conversations about identity abroad Madeline Smith \| Michelle EnglishMIT News New MISTI programs provide a platform for student dialogue on diversity in international travel, study, and work.
	News@E40 October 12, 2018 MIT-Germany and the University of Stuttgart extend cooperation Lily KeyesMIT News Representatives from the MIT-Germany Program and the University of Stuttgart (USTUTT) recently came together to formally extend a strategic partnership first created in 2015. Collaboration extends opportunities for faculty seed funds, internship opportunities, and a Global Teaching Labs program through 2020.
	News@E40 October 4, 2018 The Move: Civic innovators help restore democracy The Move is a new initiative out of MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning that features weekly podcasts, blog posts, and more from the civic innovators at democracy’s front lines. Join the conversation at themove.mit.edu. The initiative is funded in part by the Center’s International Policy Lab and MIT’s Office of Open Learning.
	News@E40 October 1, 2018 MISTI radio The radio show is a platform for students to reflect on their experiences abroad. MISTI Radio is an MIT program about the world, for the world. Assistant Professor Admir Masic and the MISTI students who worked with Syrian refugees in Jordan this summer are featured. (The program starts a few minutes into audio recording.)
	News@E40 September 21, 2018 New fellowship program in human rights and technology The Center announces a new fellowship program in human rights and technology, and invites proposals from MIT undergraduates. The program will support students’ research, participation in a working group, and other activities. Proposals are due October 29 by 5 PM.
	News@E40 September 11, 2018 Luce fellowship deadline Oct 19 Friday, October 19, is the deadline for the Luce Scholars Program. Young scholars from a variety of intellectual fields will be placed in internships throughout Asia. Candidates must have no prior experience in the region. More information
	News@E40 August 28, 2018 MIT team digitizes Machu Picchu Eduardo Rivera \| Lily KeyesMIT News A laboratory team from the MIT Department of Architecture, led by Professor Takehiko Nagakura and PhD student Paloma Gonzales, has been working on the MISTI Global Seed Fund Machu Picchu Design Heritage project since 2016. "We believe that…the digitalization of architectural monuments is key to the preservation of the cultural heritage of humanity.”
	News@E40 August 15, 2018 Shaping technology’s future David L. ChandlerMIT News With data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems. Trancik is a co-faculty director of the Center’s International Policy Lab.
	News@E40 August 10, 2018 Selin and Oye win 2018 Martore Teaching Award The Joseph A Martore Award for Excellence in Teaching in IDSS was awarded to two faculty members for 2018: Noelle Selin and Ken Oye. Oye is director of the Center’s Program on Emerging Technologies.
	News@E40 August 7, 2018 MIT-Germany partners with Friedrich Alexander University Lily KeyesMIT News “As the MIT-Germany program grows, many new opportunities for collaborations will emerge, and create synergies between FAU and MIT, spanning the spectrum from teaching to cutting edge research,” says Markus Buehler, MIT-Germany faculty director and head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
	News@E40 July 30, 2018 MIT-Japan goes full STEAM ahead The MIT-Japan Program and Tohoku University's Science Angels recently held their second annual collaborative education program for children, appropriately titled “Let’s STEAM!” The one-day event aims to encourage children — especially girls — to pursue their interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).
	News@E40 July 20, 2018 MIT European Club leads in giving back Lily KeyesMIT News The MIT European Club has donated $40,000 to fund 10 new MISTI European Fellows this summer. Not only is it of the most substantial gifts given by a student group to the MIT community, it also marks the 10th anniversary of a successful partnership.
	News@E40 July 9, 2018 Celebrating Robert Murray, a colleague and friend The Center hosted a retirement party for Robert Murray on June 28. Bob, as he was known at CIS, served as the Center’s administrative officer for seventeen years. The event was as celebratory as it was poignant.
	News@E40 June 11, 2018 Popular videos from our Starr Forum video archive Check out some of our most watched event videos — it's a great way to stay informed on important issues. Watch them anytime on our YouTube channel.
	News@E40 June 7, 2018 MISTI is... Lily KeyesYouTube Faces of MIT: On the last day of class, students finish the statement, "MISTI is..."
	News@E40 June 7, 2018 CIS welcomes new administrative officer The Center is pleased to welcome John Congdon as its new administrative officer. He comes to MIT from the UMass Medical School, where he worked as the administrative manager in the Office of Faculty Affairs.
	News@E40 June 6, 2018 CIS congratulates the graduates The Center congratulates the Class of 2018 from its Security Studies Program. Lena Andrews, Marika Landau-Wells, and Timothy Wright each received a PhD in political science at MIT. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
	News@E40 June 5, 2018 Unity makes strength: MIT expands ties with Belgium MIT News A new partnership between MIT and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in Flanders, Belgium, seeks to build bridges between researchers at both institutions, and between the Dutch and French-speaking regions of Belgium.