Announcing the 2026-2027 Student Innovator Award Recipients On April 15, 2026, the MIT Climate Project — in partnership with the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program and the Priscilla King Gray Center for Social Impact — announced 11 awards and $135,000 in funding. May 8, 2026
Company behind proposed mine near the Boundary Waters has history of conflict with locals in Chile Scott Odell, who researches large-scale mines’ community relations at MIT and George Washington University, was recently interviewed in this piece about Antofagasta developing a copper mine in northern Minnesota. May 8, 2026
Celebrating dorm-to-market social entrepreneurship at MIT At the 25th IDEAS Social Innovation Incubator Showcase and Awards, 21 student-led ventures joined 1,200 alumni-led ventures tackling the world’s most pressing problems through social entrepreneurship. May 7, 2026
Testing sustainable agriculture in Barcelona Students in a MISTI Global Classroom confronted the challenges of climate change, one farm and co-op visit at a time. May 1, 2026
The power of “and” in energy and climate entrepreneurship Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the entrepreneurship space, and the role that universities play in this landscape. April 24, 2026
A regulatory loophole could delay ozone recovery by years Scientists say an exception in the Montreal Protocol for the use of ozone-depleting feedstocks could set the ozone recovery back seven years. April 16, 2026
