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Professor Emeritus Ralph Gakenheimer, mobility planner and champion of international development, dies at 89

Ralph Gakenheimer, professor emeritus of urban planning

Mission directors announced for the Climate Project at MIT

The Climate Project at MIT is a major new effort to change the trajectory of global climate outcomes for the better over the next decade.

Collaborative effort supports an MIT resilient to the impacts of extreme heat

A heat sensor captures data in the Kendall/MIT Open Space.

They can see themselves shaping the world they live in

Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI.

Summer 2024 reading from MIT

MIT News rounds up recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.

A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and navigated obstacles.

A home away from a homeland

Erica Caple James’ new book examines the rise and struggles of a community organization helping Haitians settle in Boston.

Designing for outer space

With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.

Toward socially and environmentally responsible real estate

Formerly an architect and mentor to young women in Tehran, master’s student Peggy Ghasemlou now aims to promote sustainability and green investing in real estate development.