Health, wealth, and cities
MIT associate professor of urban studies Mariana Arcaya examines health disparities within metro areas.
MIT associate professor of urban studies Mariana Arcaya examines health disparities within metro areas.
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub scientist explains how rating systems akin to LEED for resilient construction can make communities more hazard-resistant.
To predict building damage, Kostas Keremidis of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub is modeling structures as ensembles of atoms.
Economic benefits of mitigation arrive much sooner than previously thought.
Lincoln Laboratory's lidar data, processed quickly with support from the organization MCNC, helped FEMA assess flooding and damages caused by Hurricane Florence.
“The human impact that I have is equally, if not more, important to me than the technical rigor of the work I’m doing,” says the senior.
American Logistics Aid Network's Humanitarian Logistics Awards highlight the critical role of supply chains in saving lives during natural disasters.
Study finds shoebox-sized CubeSats gather weather data comparably to data collected by larger satellites.
Lincoln Laboratory team's lidar data will allow FEMA to track further damage if another hurricane strikes the island.
MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab reports on supply chains in effect after hurricanes hit, and how they might be better managed.
Lincoln Laboratory, in partnership with NATO, is modifying the system to help the region coordinate disaster response across borders.
Two-day workshop featuring island leaders explores ways to rebuild better, more resilient infrastructure.
An MIT study projects the potential impact of climate change on large power transformers in U.S. Northeast.
An off-grid, battery-less system from MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Infinitum Humanitarian Systems will be run indefinitely by a local Boys and Girls Club.
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.