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PSC in the News

The PSC is often featured in the MIT newspaper Tech Talk and in the MIT newsletter, Spectrum. Teams from the IDEAS Competition, students on PSC Fellowships in developing countries, and other newsworthy Public Service Center stories are listed below chronologically. To read these stories, click on the title of the article below to be taken to the link (Spectrum) or to download the PDF file.

Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver	Feb. 6, 2008	Tech Talk
Pumping up desert agriculture	Jan. 23, 2008	Tech Talk
Students unveil eco-product prototypes	Dec. 18, 2007	Tech Talk
Froylan Sifuentes, Improving the Environment	Winter 2008	Spectrum
Martin Lorilla, Saving the Coral	Winter 2008	Spectrum
Biyeun Buczyk, Sharing Information with the world	Winter 2008	Spectrum
Alia Whitney-Johnson, Art Changing Lives	Winter 2008	Spectrum

Development Initiative wins Lemelson Grant	July 18, 2007	Tech Talk
Wheels within wheels	June 6, 2007	Tech Talk
Nicki Lehrer, Transforming a Community	Summer 2007	Spectrum
Amos Winter, Champion for the Disabled	Summer 2007	Spectrum
Sadik Antwi-Boampong, Establishing a Library	Summer 2007	Spectrum
Angelica Weiner, Entrepreneurial Effort	Summer 2007	Spectrum
MIT 100K winners ring opening bell at the NYSE	May 17, 2007	Tech Talk
Wind, sun and tides power Biorock	May 9, 2007	Tech Talk
Kenyan center supports literacy, develoment	May 2, 2007	Tech Talk
Engineer humanitarian wins Truman Fellowship	Apr. 4, 2007	Tech Talk
PSC grants expand MIT's global reach	Mar. 7, 2007	Tech Talk

Record of service earns MIT top ranking	Aug. 9, 2006	Tech Talk
New device offers assist in needle biopsies	July 19, 2006	Tech Talk
Kenyan grad shares what he's learned	June 7, 2006	Tech Talk
Students win grant for Lesotho solar generator	June 7, 2006	Tech Talk
Cambridge First Day honors six	June 7, 2006	Tech Talk
Toy designers make brushing teeth fun	May 24, 2006	Tech Talk
Students float Caribbean museum boat	May 24, 2006	Tech Talk
Housing designed with Louisiana woes in mind	Apr. 5, 2006	Tech Talk
Junior earns humanitarian scholarship	Apr. 5, 2006	Tech Talk
Building a Better Wheelchair	Mar. 21, 2006	Tech Talk
Sophomore’s project aids Sri Lankan girl's home	Mar. 15, 2006	Tech Talk

Grad student-run contest spurs Filipino entrepreneurs	Dec. 14, 2005	Tech Talk
MIT named tops in service to country	Aug. 24, 2005	Tech Talk
Students tackle flooding in Honduras	Apr. 25, 2005	Tech Talk

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