President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visits MIT biophysics lab
African leader tours the lab of Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics.
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.
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.
