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NewsReflecting on COP28—and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals At a debrief hosted at CIS, MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference. February 06, 2024
Analysis & CommentaryNeighborhoods and health: Interventions at the neighborhood level could help advance health equity To advance health equity, policy makers also need to better understand the institutional arrangements and social policies that have created neighborhood inequality and pursue innovative approaches to changing them. Justin Steil, a member of the steering committee of the Inter-University Committee on International Migration, is a co-author of an article originally published by Health Affairs. February 05, 2024
NewsScene at MIT: Learning ikebana during IAP During an IAP course offered each year by the MIT-Japan Program, Hiroko Matsuyama works with MIT students on the basics of the ancient art of Japanese flower arrangement. February 02, 2024
Analysis & CommentaryCoordinated dis-coordination In an research article published by Cambridge University Press, Mai Hassan, the MIT-Africa faculty director, writes about how dissidents mobilizing against a repressive regime benefit from using public information for tactical coordination but also alerts the regime of their plans. February 01, 2024
Analysis & CommentaryHow nuclear power saved Armenia MIT-Eurasia faculty co-director Areg Danagoulian contributes to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on how nuclear power played a key role in the revival of Armenian statehood. January 31, 2024