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"Futurizing" undergraduate teaching
MIT News
Associate Professor Michael Short (Nuclear Science and Engineering) takes an innovative approach to teaching, making classes personal and experiential. During the pandemic, he created opportunities for one-on-one interactions with every student.
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Electric cars are better for the planet—and often your budget too
The New York Times
After calculating the total lifetime costs and carbon dioxide emissions of nearly every new car model on the market, Jessika Trancik and others from MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society found that in addition to being more environmentally friendly, electric cars are cheaper too.
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Biden taps Eric Lander and Maria Zuber for senior science posts
MIT News
Maria Zuber (MIT) and Eric Lander (Broad Institute) have been selected to fill two top science and technology posts in the Biden-Harris Administration. Zuber has been named the first ever female co-chair of the President’s Council for the Advancement on Science and Technology and will retain her current position as MIT’s Vice President for Research during her tenure in the new administration.
Related: Watch President Biden's announcement on CBS News.
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Fiercely supporting student welfare and resilient growth
MIT News
Professors Jesse Kroll (Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Cathy Drennan (Biology, Chemistry) have been honored by a student-driven process as “Committed to Caring” for their dedication to students’ well-being and futures and for their ardent advocacy for student needs.
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MIT Rapid Response Group Panel
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI)
ESI's Rapid Response Group hosted a briefing for U.S. congressional staff with three MIT professors—John Sterman (MIT Sloan), Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society), and Christopher Knittel (MIT Sloan)—laying out high-impact climate policies for the new Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration.
 Watch.
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Podcast: Building technology
MITEI
Jessica Granderson, a staff scientist and deputy of research programs for the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discusses building analytics, energy efficiency, and the grid.
 Listen.
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U.S. C3E webinar series: Enterprise-scale sustainability and emerging global challenges
Thursday, January 28, 2:00-3:00 pm ET
U.S. C3E Ambassadors Britt Ide and Judy Dorsey will discuss how the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement is driving enterprise-scale sustainability and clean energy. Ide, a corporate director at NorthWestern Energy, will speak to the impact of the ESG focus of large investors like State Street, Vanguard, and Blackrock on companies and their ESG, sustainability, and climate strategies. Dorsey, the founder and owner of The Brendle Group, an engineering and planning consultancy, will speak to what cities, ski resorts, and small companies are doing to respond to ESG pressures.
Register.
For more information on future webinars, visit the website or join the C3E mailing list.
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MITEI postdoctoral associate
Come work at MITEI! We’re looking for a postdoc to work in the area of low-carbon energy systems with a focus on the role of energy storage in the power grid.
Apply.
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ClimateTech & Energy Prize at MIT
Application deadline: February 5
The ClimateTech & Energy Prize at MIT (formerly known as the Clean Energy Prize) is the longest-running and largest cleantech startup competition for university students in the country. CEP@MIT teams compete for a grand prize and other monetary prizes. All semi-finalist teams also receive mentorship from industry experts and gain access to other resources through CEP@MIT’s sponsors and partners.
The competition has been rebranded to expand its scope beyond clean energy and be more inclusive of all early-stage startups tackling climate change. Over 220 companies have successfully launched out of CEP@MIT, with over $2.8 million awarded in cash prizes, and alumni startups have since raised over $1.1 billion in follow-on funding. The competition is open to university teams from across the world.
Apply for the prize by February 5, at 11:59 pm ET.
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Help a woman in clean energy get recognized and nominate her for a C3E award!
Nomination deadline: February 25
The annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Awards help to raise the visibility of women in the clean energy sector. The Awards honor mid-career leadership and achievement—and boost the recipients’ careers. Each winner receives an $8,000 award and national recognition. Winners of the tenth Annual U.S. C3E Awards will be announced at the U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards in fall 2021.
Nominate a woman for the 2021 U.S. C3E Awards today, and together we can raise women’s visibility and increase diversity in clean energy.
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MIT Energy Fellowship
Application deadline: March 22
The MIT Energy Initiative is now accepting applications from graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to receive funding as a named 2021-2022 Energy Fellow.
Faculty members can nominate graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in recognition of keen interest in energy and excellence in research here.
Nominees may then complete the full application by Monday, March 22.
More details are available on the MITEI website.
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It’s no longer about fairness and equality, but about increasing our chances of success in making strategic decisions around climate mitigation and adaptation. In order to meet a net-zero carbon emissions goal within the next few decades and fundamentally change the way we produce and consume energy, it’s obvious we need to have women at the table.”
—Martha Broad, MITEI executive director, on the importance of female representation in order to ensure a successful energy transition during the opening remarks of the 2020 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium. |
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