Topic
International development
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Making smarter decisions about classroom technologies
MIT researchers develop a decision-making tool for global classrooms looking to deploy educational technologies.
September 29, 2016 -
A novel approach to teaching socially responsible real estate: games
MIT’s Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab uses gaming to advance its mission in China.
September 2, 2016 -
MIT-USAID program releases technology evaluation of water test kits
Study of water test kits used in Gujarat, India, assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
August 23, 2016 -
D-Lab appoints Bob Nanes to new position of executive director
Nanes brings to D-Lab 30 years of experience on four continents in technology, innovation, supply chains, and microfinance.
August 18, 2016 -
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards four fellowships totaling $80,000 to social entrepreneurs
Fellows work on low-cost microgrids, prosthetics made from cane, hands-on STEM education in Ghana, and a rechargeable headlamp for rural Indian farmers.
July 25, 2016 -
“Beijing Studio” celebrates 30 years
MIT–Tsinghua collaboration grapples with urban issues in China.
July 14, 2016 -
Improving pavement management in Jordan
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
July 11, 2016 -
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
July 11, 2016 -
MIT hosts visit from leading Saudi Arabian minister
Discussion focuses on the country’s long-term future and policy plans.
June 24, 2016 -
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
June 16, 2016 -
At hooding ceremony, doctoral graduates urged to solve the world’s “toughest challenges”
Development leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81 encourages graduates to tackle pressing issues.
June 2, 2016 -
USAID and MIT to co-host conference on innovative approaches to international development
TechCon 2016 will take place at MIT Nov. 10-12.
May 19, 2016 -
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to give address at 2016 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods
Nigerian economist and MIT alumna will be the guest speaker at the June 2 ceremony.
April 26, 2016 -
MIT Scaling Development Ventures conference set for April 1
More than 40 speakers from MIT and around the world will be featured in plenary and breakout sessions in this fourth-annual conference on innovation in poverty alleviation.
March 28, 2016 -
Celebrating 15 years of innovating for the greater good
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge has helped launch 128 student-led projects around the world.
March 25, 2016 -
Innovating for billions
Emerging Worlds, a Media Lab and Tata Center initiative, seeks to catalyze change on a massive scale.
March 9, 2016 -
Q&A: John Hansman on the first global standards for aircraft emissions
Aviation is “a critical link in solving worldwide environmental challenges,” says MIT professor.
March 9, 2016 -
D-Lab Off-Grid Energy Group launches Solar Lighting Product Comparison Resource
Comparative charts enhance solar lantern purchasing decisions in the developing world.
December 11, 2015 -
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
November 20, 2015 -
MIT faculty and students to lead technology evaluations in developing countries
November 9, 2015