January, 2021
SUL Tech Talk Series, Fridays Jan 15-Feb 5
4 Tech Talks during IAP will be offered by SUL researchers every Friday starting Jan 15th. The talks will cover relevant applications of NLP in social science research, data visualization for urban studies, and recent technology advances in the fight against COVID-19. Please join us and register here: https://forms.gle/ZuVx6MWLN8RwViteA
January, 2021
Prof. Siqi Zheng featured in the recent edition of “Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine”
Prof. Siqi Zheng, the faculty director of MIT Center for Real Estate and Sustainable Urbanization Lab, was featured in the “On The Move” section in the recent edition of “Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine”.
November, 2020
SUL research on industrial parks is on MIT News.
When playing favorites can hurt growth. In recent decades China has built over 1,400 large industrial parks, a massive investment accounting for over 40 percent of the country’s manufacturing jobs. However, some of these projects are more successful than others. Now, a study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests that some industrial parks appear to have been developed due to networks of political ties — and those parks distinctly underperform their counterparts.
October, 2020
SUL research "Clean Air as an Experience Good in Urban China" on VoxChina
If clean air is a valued experience good, then the short-term reduction in pollution in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 shutdown could have persistent medium-term effects on reducing urban pollution levels as cities adopt new “blue sky” regulations to maintain recent pollution progress.
October, 2020
Prof. Siqi Zheng Joined World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Clean Air
The Global Future Council will drive thought leadership and inform cutting-edge solutions; look for opportunities for innovating, shaping and scaling collective progress; and support the World Economic Forum in building a concerted multistakeholder action agenda on ambient air pollution.
February, 2020
Indoor environmental quality and learning outcomes
SUL researcher Juan Palacios's newest paper in British Medical Journal
January, 2020
The Impact of Housing Conditions on Health Outcomes
Real Estate Economics
February, 2020
MIT's New Subject on China's Growth: Political Economy, Business and Urbanization
First class: March 31st, 2020
February, 2020
(Postponed) MIT China Seminar by Matt Kahn
MIT DUSP News
February, 2020
2020 Economic Approach in Urban Sustainability Studies Award
Deadline to Apply April 15, 2020
IACP is pleased to announce the Competition.
January, 2020
SUL Zhengzhou: design research and evidence-based green transportation plans
MIT SUL News
January, 2020
Examining Global Sustainable Urbanization
From “China Future Cities” to “Sustainable Urbanization”
December, 2019
The Role of Transportation Speed in Facilitating High Skilled Teamwork Across Cities
Journal of Urban Economics
January, 2019
In China, a link between happiness and air quality
MIT News, 2019
December, 2018
Zhengzhou: China's living laboratory for urbanization
A new MIT program in the planned Chinese city offers opportunities for observation and collaboration.
MIT News, 2018
November, 2018
MIT hosts China Summit, additional gatherings in Beijing
MIT faculty, leadership, alumni, and Corporation members engage with old and new friends of the Institute.
MIT News, 2018
May, 2018
China Venture Workshop announces the first cohort
Ten teams will collaborate with local partners, pilot solutions to urban challenges.
MIT News, 2018
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February, 2018
New connector helps faculty, student startups launch in China
The new connector helps faculty, students, and alumni launch startups in China.
MIT News, 2018
September, 2017
MIT and Tsinghua University sign urban innovation agreement
Future City Innovation Connector to support projects addressing rapid growth of Chinese cities.
MIT News, 2017
July, 2018
The City is Her Lab
Siqi Zheng studies the economics of China’s urban explosion
MIT News, 2018