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Study: With Medicaid, ER visits remain high for two years
Acquiring health insurance does not lead to drop in emergency room usage.
D-Lab appoints Bob Nanes to new position of executive director
Nanes brings to D-Lab 30 years of experience on four continents in technology, innovation, supply chains, and microfinance.
Dan Frey named D-Lab faculty director
Professor of mechanical engineering brings a long association with D-Lab and a commitment to design for the developing world.
D-Lab Scale-Ups awards four fellowships totaling $80,000 to social entrepreneurs
Fellows work on low-cost microgrids, prosthetics made from cane, hands-on STEM education in Ghana, and a rechargeable headlamp for rural Indian farmers.
How political science can help us solve global health care issues
MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell discusses the impact of equity on health care innovation and outcomes.
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts
PhD student Cauam Cardoso assesses technologies that aim to help the world’s poor.
Five governments selected for J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative
Selected state and local governments will receive support from J-PAL North America at MIT to improve the effectiveness of social programs.
Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ’78 earns MIT Alumni Association’s highest honor
MIT Corporation life member and global entrepreneur honored for his history of service and philanthropy at MIT.
Matt Damon's Commencement address
Actor and filmmaker tells graduates: "There’s more at stake today than in any story ever told."
Q&A: Matt Damon on making a difference in the world
It’s no act: MIT 2016 Commencement speaker reflects on the “fun” of his activism and philanthropy.
Counting calories
Migrants pay more for their home region’s cuisine, even when on the edge of malnutrition.
Can technology help teach literacy in poor communities?
Project to provide children with tablets loaded with literacy apps reports encouraging results in Africa, U.S.
How history can help us solve global economic issues
MIT economic historian Anne McCants discusses the connection between innovation and opportunity.
J-WAFS to host inaugural conference
Program will feature advances in technologies at the nexus of food, water, and the environment.