Innovation@ONE business pitch competition features startups and ideas out of Course 1. Carolyn Schmitt | Civil and Environmental Engineering December 29, 2016 From MIT News The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is at the forefront of identifying problems and finding new solutions for existing industries and infrastructures to make a big impact around… Continue reading MIT Alumni and Entrepreneurs Team up to Guide Young Startups
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Haier Products Assist MIT Professor in Cutting-edge Research
By Season Ji Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 19, 2016, — The Pew Charitable Trust recently named its annual list “37 Scientists Who Could Change the World”, among which there’s a Boston-based scholar, Omer Yilmaz. He is a young associate professor at MIT, focusing on cancer research. Prof. Yilmaz became famous for his latest research that was… Continue reading Haier Products Assist MIT Professor in Cutting-edge Research
Breakthrough Prize to Mark 5th Anniversary in Award Ceremony on Dec. 4
December 4, 2016 – (San Francisco) – The Breakthrough Prize and founders Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki, Yuri and Julia Milner, and Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, tonight announced the recipients of the 2017 Breakthrough Prizes, marking the organization’s fifth anniversary recognizing top achievements in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics. A combined total of… Continue reading Breakthrough Prize to Mark 5th Anniversary in Award Ceremony on Dec. 4
Westlake Institute for Advanced Study Attracts International Talents
Hangzhou, China, Dec. 10, 2016 — Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) hosts its founding ceremony today in Hangzhou. WIAS is a non-profit research institute that is dedicated to the advancement of natural sciences and the frontiers of engineering disciplines. WIAS is located in the beautiful Cloud Town of Xihu District of Hangzhou. WIAS hosted… Continue reading Westlake Institute for Advanced Study Attracts International Talents
To Broaden Global Reach, 2016 Tang Prize to Be Awarded on 9/25
Taipei, Sept. 23, 2016, –After a successful inaugural year in 2014, the second biennial Tang Prize commenced this September 22 at Taipei’s iconic National Palace Museum. The six recipients of the international award were greeted by Tang Prize Founder Samuel Yin at the welcoming reception, along with leaders from industry and government. The reception was… Continue reading To Broaden Global Reach, 2016 Tang Prize to Be Awarded on 9/25
World Tea Organization Holds Lecture at MIT
Cambridge, MA, August 5, 2016, — World Tea Organization (WTeaO) Lecture on Tea, Nanomedicine and human health at MIT was given by: Dr. Qizhen Du (ZAFU Food Science Professor) & Dr. Xingcai Zhang （Tea & Nano-medicine researcher) earlier this week. The lecture covered the History of Tea for Human Health, Chemistry and Health Benefits of… Continue reading World Tea Organization Holds Lecture at MIT
Carbon Black Takes a NGAV Leadership Position with Confer Acquisition
July 19, 2016 — Waltham, MA — Carbon Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today announced its acquisition of Confer, a next-generation antivirus (NGAV) company.
5G Opens Doors for New Market Leaders
Boston, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — 5G will usher in a new era with new players disrupting the current service provider landscape, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics’ Wireless Operator Strategies service, “Mobile Service Evolution on the Road to 5G.” These new players will compete with traditional service providers to offer new “as… Continue reading 5G Opens Doors for New Market Leaders
Feng Zhang, 34, among Five Faculty Members Granted Tenure at MIT School of Science
(Original title: Five School of Science faculty members granted tenure. From MIT News) Cambridge, Mass., — The School of Science recently announced that five of its faculty members have been granted tenure by MIT. Clockwise from top left: Oliver Jagoutz, Markus Klute, Elizabeth Nolan, Philippe Rigollet, Feng Zhang.
MIT’s Feng Zhang Wins Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
Boston, June 20, 2016, — MIT News reported on June 18 that Feng Zhang, a core institute member of the Broad Institute and an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, has been named a 2016 Tang Prize Laureate in Biopharmaceutical Science for his role in developing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system and… Continue reading MIT’s Feng Zhang Wins Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science