MIT-USAID program releases pioneering evaluation of solar lanterns
First report of Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation offers new framework for assessment.
Bridging the gap between short-term humanitarian relief and long-term development
Rethink Relief design summit participants create technology solutions hand-in-hand with refugees in post-conflict northern Uganda.
D-Lab Scale-Ups fellows to tackle irrigation in India and grain storage in Zambia
Mitesh Gala and Carl Jensen will each receive a $20,000 grant and a year of mentoring as D-Lab Scale-Ups fellows.
Ten global organizations join MIT D-Lab's Practical Impact Alliance
Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and others sign on to the Practical Impact Alliance, a collaborative initiative aiming to scale poverty solutions worldwide.
MIT D-Lab promotes rural community innovations in Guatemala with Soluciones Comunitarias
Collaboration to leverage D-Lab’s Creative Capacity Building methodology and the MicroConsignment Model developed by Soluciones Comunitarias.
D-Lab's Amy Smith joins Bill Gates on a panel addressing innovation
Panel held in conjunction with the Grand Challenges & Keystone Symposia Joint Scientific Session.
Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
Calestous Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development
MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent.
MIT D-Lab to launch industry collaboration this fall
The "Practical Impact Alliance" will connect corporations, academic institutions, social ventures, and nongovernmental organizations to scale poverty solutions worldwide.
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards $60,000 to three MIT social entrepreneurs
Sidhant Pai, Zehra Ali, and Matthew Orosz to receive funding and mentorship over 12-month fellowship.
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.