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J-PAL North America’s Learning Lab supported a second cohort of U.S. government and nonprofit organizations in building and using rigorous evidence to advance effective decarbonization and adaptation strategies.
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
Low-cost personal cooling and emissions-free air conditioning among ideas studied with MIT’s Climate Project seed funding.
Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL's global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions.
Munip Utama applies knowledge from the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy to his efforts supporting students in Indonesia.
The inaugural MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) Annual Event showcased the breadth of projects supported in the first year of the presidential initiative.
Five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova aims to accelerate the energy transition and scale new innovations.
J-PAL North America’s inaugural Climate Action Learning Lab provided six U.S. cities and states with customized training and resources to leverage data and evaluation to advance climate solutions that work.
The IECP will generate rigorous evidence for fair and effective public safety solutions.
Solar electric vehicle pioneer James Worden ’89 brought his prototype solar electric boat to MIT to talk shop with students and share his vision for solar-powered boats.
MIT master’s student and Brazilian diplomat Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto wants to help policymakers make informed choices to improve people’s lives.
Gevorg Minasyan MAP ’23 draws on experiences in MIT’s Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters and master’s programs to shape policymaking at the Central Bank of Armenia.
One combination of methods led to a 44 percent increase in child immunizations.
ADEPT brings together universities, governments, and other members to empower the next generation of policymakers with the tools to innovate, test, and scale effective public policies and programs.
Students can excel at mental math in marketplace jobs but struggle with formal math in the classroom, and vice versa.