SPURS Fellows serve as agents of change in international development.
April 6, 2018Gathering focuses on spurring new directions for economic development.
March 25, 2018MIT Research Scientist Eric Heginbotham co-authors book that serves as guide for policymakers and academics, tracking important shifts in China’s diplomacy.
January 31, 2018New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.
November 20, 2017Study of solar pump technology use in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption.
November 13, 2017Educators, researchers, policy makers, and technologists from 27 countries gather to spark a global renaissance in education for all learners.
October 9, 2017Future City Innovation Connector to support projects addressing rapid growth of Chinese cities.
September 19, 2017Research from MIT's CITE program leverages a procurement process to identify opportunities for improving food aid supply chains.
September 13, 2017MBA student and film producer Mark Weber describes how the foreign aid and charity industries may be holding developing countries down.
May 15, 2017Empowering underserved populations will be a guiding focus.
May 2, 2017New design cuts costs, energy needs for drip irrigation, bringing the systems within reach for more farmers.
April 19, 2017Analysis shows system could economically bring fresh water and renewable energy storage to drought-stricken coastal regions worldwide.
April 18, 2017Award will fund a 12-month project to study the implementation of wheelchair sensors in Indonesia.
March 7, 2017Professor Malick Ghachem discusses how historians contribute to problem-solving by identifying the roots and sources of a problem.
February 28, 2017Study of post-harvest storage technology use in Uganda assesses potential for farmer adoption, identifies supply chain challenges and solutions.
February 23, 2017The mix of products that countries export is a good predictor of income distribution, study finds.
February 16, 2017As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
January 31, 2017MIT researchers are developing mobile torrefaction technology that can convert biomass into clean-burning fuel, unlocking potential income for farmers.
January 25, 2017Students with a common passion for food and water security share their research at the MIT Water and Food Security Symposium.
January 9, 2017Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers.
December 5, 2016