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Alana Sanchez is an MIT senior majoring in physics with a focus on astronomy.
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February 3, 2021

An art lover dreams of space

Senior Alana Sanchez combines her interests in visual arts and space research to fulfill a childhood curiosity about the cosmos.

Scientific knowledge is now critical for both public understanding and sound policy for today’s most critical issues — from climate to human health to food security — and MIT students are eager to understand how their wor...

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February 3, 2021

Scientists as engaged citizens

In a new MIT class, students explore how STEM researchers bring their knowledge to major societal issues.

The Mayor's Office of the City of Rochester, New York — a State and Local Innovation Competition selected partner — is working with J-PAL North America and researchers from Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities to evaluat...

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February 1, 2021

J-PAL North America calls for proposals from state and local governments

State and Local Innovation Initiative seeks government partners to rigorously evaluate policies and programs aiming to address critical social issues.

Assuming a return to pre-pandemic levels of employment by 2035, the study finds that Covid-19 produces a steep, 8.2 percent reduction in global GDP in 2020, but only a 2 percent reduction in 2035. Seen here: a Covid-19 center nea...

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January 29, 2021

How will Covid-19 ultimately impact climate change?

Study probes pandemic’s long-term effects on the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Ernest Moniz, professor emeritus post-tenure, special advisor to the MIT president, and founding director of the MIT Energy Initiative, answers three questions about what to expect from the Biden administration.
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January 28, 2021

3 Questions: Ernest Moniz on the future of climate and energy under the Biden-Harris administration

Former US energy secretary discusses opportunities and challenges with MITEI Director Robert Armstrong.

MIT today announced the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, which convenes influential industry leaders from a broad range of industries with the aim of vastly accelerating shared solutions to address climate change.
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January 28, 2021

MIT convenes influential industry leaders in the fight against climate change

The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium launches with 13 company members to work with MIT on innovation in climate and sustainability.

A model developed at MIT suggests that a natural carbon uptake process in concrete could offset 5 percent of the CO2 emissions generated from the cement used in U.S. pavements.
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January 26, 2021

Unravelling carbon uptake in concrete pavements

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub research finds natural carbon uptake in concrete could offset 5 percent of US pavement cement production emissions.

A single year of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of actions and energy use in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Each ball represents a ton of emitted carbon, with the different colors standing for different sources. Th...

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January 26, 2021

School of Architecture and Planning creates climate action plan

Aims to reduce carbon emissions through changes in procurement, waste tracking, airline travel, and other areas of operation.

Dyes are used to reveal the concentration levels of carbon dioxide in the water. On the left side is a gas-attracting material, and the dye shows the carbon dioxide stays concentrated next to the catalyst.
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January 25, 2021

Boosting the efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

New design could speed reaction rates in electrochemical systems for pulling carbon out of power plant emissions.