Entrepreneurship
Alumni bring autoclaves to the developing world
September 20, 2012
OttoClave aims to deliver world-class sterilization technology to rural health clinics.
Inauguration festivities off to a stimulating start
September 19, 2012
Innovation symposium touches on a dizzying array of topics, with themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, energy and innovation for the developing world.
Also labeled: History of MIT, Inauguration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), President L. Rafael Reif, Research, Special events and guest speakers, Alumni/ae, Faculty, Staff, Students, Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Business and management, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy, Mechanical engineering, Urban studies and planning
Fine tunes
September 17, 2012
Philip Cohen MBA ’13 brings his personal startup history to the Beehive.
Legatum Center's Modak wins Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship
September 4, 2012
Given to individuals who wish to study music as a cultural force of expression.
Inspired ideas to improve the world
August 30, 2012
School of Architecture + Planning students win thousands in grants for business startups
Bringing power to the people — and heat as well
August 6, 2012
Sun-powered system developed by MIT students could provide electricity, heat and cooling to rural schools and clinics.
2012-13 Legatum Fellows Announced
August 3, 2012
25 students awarded fellowships for projects in 15 countries.
Matthew Orosz awarded Echoing Green Fellowship to further off-grid energy work
July 5, 2012
Newly minted MIT PhD selected for two-year social entrepreneurship fellowship.
Essmart Global awarded grand prize in Dell Social Innovation Competition
June 15, 2012
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge team wins $50,000 in international competition.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Contests and academic competitions
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology admits 21 to master’s program
June 7, 2012
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global, Russia, Skolkovo, Students
Madrid-MIT Consortium holds international conference in Madrid
June 5, 2012
Interdisciplinary dialogue among global leaders focuses on developing strong biomedical innovation ecosystems.
Legatum Center awards seed grants
May 23, 2012
Program has now funded more than 100 projects since 2009.
Also labeled: Developing countries, Electricity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global, Legatum Center, Research, Students, D-Lab
CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student Prizes
May 23, 2012
CourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up
CloudTop takes top $100K competition prize
May 17, 2012
A record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.
MIT OpenCourseWare publishes new resource for entrepreneurship education
April 25, 2012
Entrepreneurship course list supported by a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Foundation.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, OpenCourseWare
The robot revolution is just beginning
April 24, 2012
Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.
IDEAS Global Challenge coordinator discusses intersection of innovation and public service
April 20, 2012
Facilitated by Kate Mytty, competition will award up to $10,000 per team next month.
Chancellor concludes review of 2011 Clean Energy Prize
April 12, 2012
Finds rules were not broken, but competition needs improvements, including better guidelines on public presentations
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True Africa
April 9, 2012
Improving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclers
March 27, 2012
Incentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart
March 8, 2012
Improving access to vital technologies in rural India
New initiatives in graduate education at MIT
March 5, 2012
Three new committees will advance important topics.
Also labeled: Careers, Digital, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, MIT Administration, Students
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Recovers.org
February 24, 2012
Out of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.
Rajesh Nair, SDM ’12: systems thinking for looking ahead and paying forward
February 17, 2012
Also labeled: Students, Systems design
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams innovate around the world during IAP
February 8, 2012
Students develop quality-of-life solutions for underserved communities.
The social entrepreneurs of SA+P
January 18, 2012
A sampling of non-profit organizations founded by alumni
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Non-profit
In the World: Fostering entrepreneurship in developing nations
December 12, 2011
In 11 years, MIT’s Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) program has trained more than 1,500 budding entrepreneurs in seven countries.
Alumna and students design success in home-décor startup
December 5, 2011
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Marketing, MarketLab, Startups, Students
Martin (1958) Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship dedicated
November 22, 2011
Newly named and redesigned center to foster entrepreneurship at the school and around the world
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