Said and Done for October 2014
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences features a Nobel Prize, a new professorship in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, three new SHASS websites, and more.
Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
Calestous Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
The overlooked history of African technology
New book explores the confluence of innovation, hunting, and nature in Zimbabwe.
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development
MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent.
The science of networking
MIT senior Esther Jang uses science, engineering, and teaching to help others and challenge herself.
Doing more
AeroAstro’s flexible degree program helped Kwami Williams pursue his passion to change the world.
Terrascope students visit South Africa
Blog details Terrascope and NMMU students’ experiences as they delve into water issues in South Africa and around the world.
The surprising value of waste
MIT spinout Sanergy is impacting the entire ‘sanitation value chain’ — from franchised toilets to waste collection and conversion — in Nairobi’s Mukuru slum.
Kenya under the microscope
MIT economist Tavneet Suri explores finance, agriculture and even politics in her homeland of Kenya — and elsewhere in Africa.
Mobile money helps Kenyans weather financial storms
New study shows how electronic cash transfers help people cope with income problems.
An economist with a goal
MIT senior Jonathan Tebes sees economics as a way to alleviate poverty in the US, Tanzania, and beyond.
Study shows projected climate change in West Africa not likely to worsen malaria situation
MIT study combines new model of malaria transmission with global forecasts for temperature and rainfall.