D-Lab

D-Lab Scale-Ups program offers $20,000 in seed funds to MIT alumni social entrepreneurs

September 26, 2012

Proposals for 'Phase II' one-year fellowships due Oct. 5

Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Poverty

Innovation in the classroom

September 21, 2012

‘Future of Education’ symposium, held before the inauguration of President L. Rafael Reif, examines the evolution of teaching and learning.

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Faculty, Global Education and Career Development, Inauguration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global, Massive open online courses (MOOCs), MITx, Online learning, Open Learning Enterprise, OpenCourseWare, President L. Rafael Reif, Students, Educational Innovation and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

MIT’s place in the world

September 20, 2012

Inaugural symposium addresses the Institute’s global engagement.

Also labeled: Collaboration, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global Education and Career Development, Globalization, Inauguration, Global, Masdar, President L. Rafael Reif, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Skolkovo, Students, Electrical engineering and electronics, History, Linguistics, OpenCourseWare, Philosophy, Staff, Undergraduate, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), MISTI, Online learning

The Edgerton Center turns 20

September 17, 2012

Professor J. Kim Vandiver on the history and future of the Edgerton Center.

Also labeled: 3 Questions, Edgerton, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, K-12 education, Photography, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

In The World: Helping Brazilians turn waste into products

August 31, 2012

International summit fosters ways of producing everything from food to flooring, using discarded materials.

Also labeled: Development, Education, teaching, academics, IDDS, In the world, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development

In the World: MIT-designed cooler preserves tuberculosis drugs, records doses

May 30, 2012

A simple cooler could help patients battle antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis.

Also labeled: Developing countries, Health care, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Mechanical engineering

Legatum Center awards seed grants

May 23, 2012

Program has now funded more than 100 projects since 2009.

Also labeled: Developing countries, Electricity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global, Legatum Center, Research, Students

IDEAS Global Challenge coordinator discusses intersection of innovation and public service

April 20, 2012

Facilitated by Kate Mytty, competition will award up to $10,000 per team next month.

Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship, IDEAS competition, Student life, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclers

March 27, 2012

Incentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria

Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Developing countries, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, IDEAS competition, International development, Global, Recycling, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart

March 8, 2012

Improving access to vital technologies in rural India

Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship, IDEAS competition, Global, Student life, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyers

August 26, 2011

Devices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.

Also labeled: Developing countries, In the world, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Global, Mechanical engineering, Technology and society, Volunteering, outreach, public service

In the World: Cultivating creativity

May 9, 2011

For some of the world’s poorest people, the biggest impact can come from fostering creative problem-solving.

Also labeled: Development, Education, teaching, academics, In the world, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Global

Spotlight on service

May 4, 2011

IDEAS and Global Challenge competitions award nearly $150,000 to teams of public service innovators working around the world.

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Development, IDEAS competition, MIT150, Public service, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visit

April 8, 2011

Discusses how new ideas are needed for battling disease, extending education and improving lives in poor nations.

Also labeled: Developing countries, Development, IDEAS competition, International development, Legatum Center, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT150, Public service, Special events and guest speakers, Technology and society

Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’

May 7, 2010

Founder of D-Lab cited among top 'thinkers'

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Developing countries, Development, Mechanical engineering, Public service