This policy brief explains the results of a new analysis from the MIT Climate Policy Center that found that investment tax credits for transmission projects can lower costs for the US power system while simultaneously improving the grid's reliability during extreme weather events and reducing green...
BRAIN (Bridging Research and Innovation)— co-developed by Open Startup and entities throughout MIT and the Tunisian Innovation Ecosystem — is establishing scalable deep-tech ventures in Africa through a bootcamp for 28 PhD entrepreneur-scientists focused on advanced AI, biotech, the Internet of Thin...
On Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20, MIT’s Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) hosts its 9th annual conference “Building and Regulating the New Financial Infrastructure,” co-sponsored by Barclays. This year we’ll focus on [...]
During our Growth Stage Program in Cairo this past June, ten distinct levers of scale were explored with the participating founders. Gisele El Far, an intern at the MIT Kuo Sharper Center who documented the sessions, noticed a powerful thread connecting every insight: trust. From keeping systems ...
Much of the discourse around the pace at which renewable energy has taken off in Africa has centred largely on two themes: cost of capital and regulatory certainty. In reply to "The real barrier to Africa's solar energy boom" by Rabah Arezki, Linda Mabhena-Olagunju argues the wider discourse misses ...
Hosted by MIT Sloan and run by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, the event was the largest (and first-ever carbon-neutral!) ClimateCAP MBA Summit, bringing together nearly 400 MBA students from more than 45 business schools. Over the weekend, what stood out most wasn’t any single idea or solu...
Sheila Dodge, EMBA '12, shares how the MIT Executive MBA strengthened her approach to systems thinking, change management, and organizational leadership—and helped her scale Broad Institute's COVID-19 testing operations during a public health crisis.
Navigating the countless opportunities at MIT can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to charting your career path in sustainability. Streams of Study is a growing resource designed to make your journey easier, intentional, and actionable.
Two Asia Lab teams from MIT Sloan traveled to Malaysia's Asia School of Business (ASB) to tackle two projects: educational synergies and branding. The on-the-ground international work experience, particularly in ASEAN, was an enormous draw for students eager to go beyond case studies.
Meet three MIT female founders leading mission-driven organizations making a positive impact on the world.
