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How do you make and sell products that lead to business profitability—without further damaging the environment? Janelle Heslop, LGO ’19, didn’t just tackle this in her graduate thesis at MIT. She’s planning on making a career out of it.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced CO2 and local air pollutant emissions, but what are the longer-term effects on the environment?
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The story of Africa has long been one of resilience, innovation, and adaptability: from the architectural marvels of the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the invention of mathematics in the Kingdom of Mali, the Continent has been characterized by significant achievements and contributions to global hist...
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By harnessing the power of "the gray rhino" and using the crisis as an opportunity, entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to mitigate the myriad effects of the financial crisis.
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Israel-based social technology company Intuition Robotics has a big idea: Their ElliQ voice-activated “care companion” is like Alexa for elderly adults, offering fitness reminders, wellness support, video calls, entertainment, photos, and even jokes. But can they land funding? A team of Israel Lab s...
The book "Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do About It" by MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly and University of Minnesota Professor Phyllis Moen is one of two winners of the 2021 Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship.
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To combat the negative effects of climate change, making a transition to green energy is vital. But what will happen to people whose jobs are significantly linked to fossil fuel use? And what policy options are available to mitigate the employment effects of such a transition? That was a question ex...
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Rhamey Elhosseiny, EMBA '22, is the Chief Financial Officer, Security North America at Stanley Black & Decker in Indianapolis, IN.
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On Friday, September 9, the MIT delta v accelerator returns to Kresge Auditorium for Demo Day 2022.
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...
