Empowerment through mobile technology and co-design
MIT students improve the quality of life, safety, and independence of The Boston Home residents with InstaAid mobile application.
MIT students showcase innovative ideas for the betterment of humankind
Students’ innovative IDEAS Global Challenge projects combine entrepreneurship with the passion to help others around the world.
Products of progress
From bike-mounted maize shellers to solar lamps, startup brings more efficient tools to rural Tanzania.
Reif briefs Obama in White House forum on the innovation economy
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 delivers report on developing innovation-based growth.
Half a day inside the Edgerton Center with Amy Fitzgerald
Longtime educator applies a passion for teaching in her quest to help K-12 students become curious about science and engineering.
NIH Director Francis Collins to deliver Compton Lecture Oct. 28
Collins to present “Exceptional Opportunities in Biomedical Research.”
Community picnic to honor former ombudsperson Mary Rowe
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to Sept. 30 event celebrating MIT's culture of service.
Division of Student Life launching online education initiative
Alumni support to fund innovative experiential learning curriculum.
Creative abilities
From Boston to Bangalore, MIT senior Priyanka Saha uses technology to empower people with disabilities.
Valerie Jarrett: Greater inclusion in education drives innovation, prosperity
White House advisor, in MIT’s Compton Lecture, makes case for social diversity in education.
An economist with a goal
MIT senior Jonathan Tebes sees economics as a way to alleviate poverty in the US, Tanzania, and beyond.
MIT students help middle-school girls SHINE in dance and math
Senior Kirin Sinha has founded an after-school program to connect seventh-grade girls with MIT female student-mentors.
Diving into nuclear policy
Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.
A caring mind
Red blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Bluelight
The team is developing a layaway payment system in Jordan to provide low-income consumers with greater access to capital.