From a new Institute-wide effort aimed at addressing climate change to a collaborative that brings together MIT researchers and local hospitals to advance health and medicine, a Nobel prize win for two economists examining economic disparities and a roller-skating rink that brought some free fun to Kendall Square this summer, MIT faculty, researchers, students, alumni, and staff brought their trademark inventiveness and curiosity-driven spirit to the news. Below please enjoy a sampling of some of the uplifting news moments MIT affiliates enjoyed over the past year. Kornbluth cheers for MIT to tackle climate changeBoston Globe reporter Jon Chesto spotlights how MIT President Sally Kornbluth is 'determined to harness MIT's considerable brainpower to tackle' climate change.Full story via The Boston Globe MIT's 'high-impact' initiative The MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative is a new effort designed to 'spur high-impact discoveries and health solutions through interdisciplinary...
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