Kelly M Greenhill, director of the MIT-Seminar XXI Program, discusses the how and why of migration as a "hybrid warfare tactic."
Planting the seeds of change: How UAE rulers fuelled mangrove growth in the 90s
Author:
Anjana Sankar
2024 Neuffer Fellow Anjana Sankar discusses Abu Dhabi's long-standing commitment to mangrove conservation and how Australian researcher Ronald Loughland, who played a key role in studying and planting mangroves in Abu Dhabi, highlighted the emirate's significant efforts in increasing mangrove forest area by about 50% between 1990 and 2021.
Minicourse open to the MIT community gives context to the Middle East crisis
Author:
Zach Winn
MIT community members can learn more about the Israel-Hamas conflict through a recently developed online course organized by Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/MIT at MIT’s Center for International Studies.
Carlo Ratti named curator of 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition
Author:
Peter Dizikes
Professor of the practice and innovative scholar of urban design and dynamics will oversee leading global showcase for architectural work. Ratti is the faculty director for the MIT-Italy Program.
Inclusive research for social change
Author:
Kaitlin Provencher | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
The MIT Student Research Program pairs underrepresented students with opportunities to examine inequity through the IDSS Initiative for Combatting Systemic Racism. Fotini Christia, Ford International Professor of the Social Sciences is the associate director of IDSS and a co-organizer of the initiative.
Eric Evans to step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Author:
Zach Winn
Eric Evans, who is stepping down as director of MIT Lincoln Labortory on July 1, 2024, will hold an appointment on the MIT campus as a senior fellow in the Center’s Security Studies Program.
3 Questions: Melissa Nobles on combating antisemitism and Islamophobia
Author:
MIT News Office
MIT’s chancellor discusses the university's effort to educate the community and combat hate, including a three-session online course organized by the Center for International Studies.
Expanding student horizons with support of MIT-Brazil
Author:
Mark Sullivan
Naming gift from Henri Slezynger boosts MIT-Brazil Program, which provides opportunities for students to participate in MIT Global Teaching Labs and internships in industry and university research labs.
Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationship
Author:
Peter Dizikes
An expert panel discussed the strengths, and limits, of the alignment between the two world powers and US rivals.