Noelle Selin named among the first Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellows at AAAS
Prof. Noelle Selin has been named among the first cohort of 15 fellows. All are climate scientists with an interest in promoting dialogue between science and society.
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History in the making: The outcome of the Paris climate change negotiations
Noelle Selin and Jessika Trancik participated in recent panel of MIT experts discussing outcomes of the Paris climate negotiations.
READ MOREEmery Brown among MIT faculty named 2015 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Four MIT faculty members have been named 2015 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Prof. Emery Brown is the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and of Computational Neuroscience in the MIT School of Science and School of Engineering and the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; associate director of the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science; and professor of health sciences and technology at MIT. His lab investigates neural signal processing algorithms and seeks to understand general anesthesia.
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Sharing climate research and strategies in Paris
MIT events throughout recent climate talks underscore Institute’s global perspectives and partnerships.
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The hidden virtuous cycle of Paris climate pledges
As Paris climate talks enter their final stage, Jessika Trancik explains how pledges to cut emissions beget even deeper emissions cuts.
READ MOREDavid Forney awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor
G. David Forney, Jr., adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Laboratory of Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), will receive the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE) Medal of Honor, the highest award bestowed by the IEEE.
READ MOREGraduates win Council of University Transportation Centers awards
Alexandre Jacquillat (supervised by Prof. Amedeo Odoni) won the Milton Picarsky Memorial Award for the best dissertation in the field of science and technology in transportation studies. Maite Pena-Alcaraz (co-supervised by Prof. Joseph Sussman) won the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award for the best dissertation in the field of policy and planning in transportation studies.
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A Path for Climate Change, Beyond Paris
Engineering Systems PhD student Jesse Jenkins quoted in this article on what's next for climate change policy.
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MIT undergrad attends Paris climate talks
Joseff Kolman, who has taken Noelle Selin’s class (in which students review different negotiations that are expected to achieve certain goals) is attending the Paris climate conference.
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MIT students share perspectives on Paris climate talks
The students in Professor Noelle Selin’s ESD.S30 class are following the COP-21 proceedings via webcast, and are blogging and tweeting (#MITCOP21) about them.
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