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.
MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters
Study of water filters used in Indian homes assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.5 million in first round of faculty research funding
Thirteen grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers from four different schools.
Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Novel research project produces the first map of an informal transportation system in Nairobi.
A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.
Social enterprises empower communities
MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.
Powering desalination with the sun
PhD student Natasha Wright makes water safe to drink for rural, off-grid Indian villages.
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards $100,000 to five social entrepreneurs
2015 fellows include MIT alumni and members of the International Development Innovation Network working in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Teaching development skills on three continents
Annual summit expands to three sessions, focused on recycling, health care, and empowering desert communities.
Elaine Kung '15 awarded $5,000 by MIT Tau Beta Pi to improve design of compost toilets
Continuing work begun on a D-Lab trip, Kung aims to reduce the costs and labor required to produce compost toilets in El Salvador.
A “graduation” from poverty
Study: Anti-poverty intervention provides sustained boost to incomes and wealth.
MIT and Masdar Institute work together to transform an oil-based economy
Researchers collaborate on innovative water, energy, and next-generation technology projects.
A breath of fresh air: D-Lab scales up cleaner cooking solutions
Under the leadership of Dan Sweeney, D-Lab Biomass Fuel and Cookstove Group researches and tests clean cooking products for the developing world.
Advancing "lean research" for improved international development
To help alleviate poverty, representatives from MIT D-Lab and Tufts Fletcher School focus on respectful, human-centered research practices in global development.