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Power to the peopleFrom afar, MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians.

MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM educationInitiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.

China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited islesAt MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.

Hop, skip or jump? Study says no to all of the aboveMIT engineers find that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage.

Decoding the structure of boneMIT researchers decipher the molecular basis of bone’s remarkable strength and resiliency; work could lead to new treatments and materials.

Building the new New Orleans, block by blockMIT urbanist’s new book shows how active neighborhood communities helped revitalize the city after Hurricane Katrina.

Commerce’s call to actionIn MIT talk, head of U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlines business-oriented policy agenda.

Modern-day inventorMIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.

Deep in the fieldBook details how economist Robert Townsend has spent two decades in rural Thailand, exploring the links between household finances and economic growth.

Explained: Nanowires and nanotubesTiny filaments and cylinders are studied for possible uses in energy, electronics, optics and other fields.

Shedding light on the search for dark matterPhysicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.

Early warning signs of population collapseSpatial measurements of population density could reveal when threatened natural populations are in danger of crashing.

Islands in the rainResearchers use volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape formation.

Patterning graphene with DNAFolded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.

Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virusMIT team presents a novel approach to developing a treatment using mutated antibodies.

The half-billion-dollar ideaWhile at MIT, alumnus Todd Zion developed an insulin product that ultimately drew the attention of a pharmaceutical giant.

Study reveals how melanoma evades chemotherapyDrugs that block nitric oxide could weaken cancer cells’ resistance, researchers say.

NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.

3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our futureWith MIT hosting a global French history conference, a look at the international growth of — and changes in — the field.