Contests and academic competitions

Grad student receives grant for melanoma researchDavid Benjamin will investigate mechanisms that melanoma cells use to spread to distant sites throughout the body

Students recognized for environmental health researchGrads and postdocs presented work at poster session held by Center for Environmental Health Sciences

3dim wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship CompetitionAnnual business-plan contest awards $257,000 in total.

Students with toys: Not just playing aroundIn mechanical engineering department’s toy-design class, teams design creative board games, plush toys and puzzles.

MIT conference showcases undergraduate researchEECScon 2013 marks MIT’s first research conference geared toward engineering undergraduates

In 2.007, slow and steady wins the raceFinal tournament of robots in mechanical engineering class features wide variety of designs and strategies.

Funding clean-energy solutionsMIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.

IDEAS awards offer a ‘launching point’ for venturesSocial entrepreneurs take home thousands of dollars from the IDEAS Global Challenge to help launch startups, develop inventions.

MIT Steel Bridge team wins first place in regional contestThough delayed by the Boston-area lockdown, the competition was held at MIT on April 20

NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contestFuture Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: BluelightThe team is developing a layaway payment system in Jordan to provide low-income consumers with greater access to capital.

MIT students win twice in White House competitionContest focused on energy efficiency in buildings

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Bounce ImagingThe venture has developed a low-cost, throwable device for first responders to assess dangerous situations.

Students take control of satellites on the International Space Station200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.

Using prizes to spur innovationMIT Professor Fiona Murray produces concrete guidelines on designing and executing Grand Innovation Prizes.

Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroidWith 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course.

MIT Steel Bridge Team takes second place at national competition

Lincoln Laboratory-discovered asteroid needs a new nameNASA, in partnership with the lab and others, opens naming content to students.

Essmart Global awarded grand prize in Dell Social Innovation CompetitionMIT IDEAS Global Challenge team wins $50,000 in international competition.

CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student PrizesCourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prizeA record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

Whirr, click, hum: Robots go at it in 2.007 finaleCompetition concludes mechanical design class, unleashing a wide variety of spinning, pumping and striking robots.

Innovative IDEAS13 winning teams present projects at annual awards celebration.

IDEAS Global Challenge coordinator discusses intersection of innovation and public serviceFacilitated by Kate Mytty, competition will award up to $10,000 per team next month.

Chancellor concludes review of 2011 Clean Energy PrizeFinds rules were not broken, but competition needs improvements, including better guidelines on public presentations

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True AfricaImproving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclersIncentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria