Developing countries

Graduate student David Sengeh gives back to Sierra LeoneMedia Lab doctoral student created a competition to help youth in his home country create their own solutions.

Sanergy, led by Legatum Center alumni fellows, wins social innovation awardAims to develop sustainable sanitation services in urban slums

Bringing the world to innovationWith up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.

MIT a linchpin of major new USAID programInstitute researchers aim to spur development and evaluation of useful technologies to help the world’s poor.

New method could help communities plan for climate riskMIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning.

School of Engineering teams win big at this year’s MassChallenge

Climate change: a developing challenge for poor nationsMIT and U.N. researchers team up to tackle some of the heftiest climate change challenges developing countries will face as they confront an uncertain future.

Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networkerUndergraduate on a unique career track that intriguingly combines nuclear engineering and diplomacy.

The economic cost of increased temperaturesStudy: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.

2012-13 Legatum Fellows Announced25 students awarded fellowships for projects in 15 countries.

Student teams tackle Third World health care issuesLGO students add operations expertise to ghdLab projects

In the World: MIT-designed cooler preserves tuberculosis drugs, records dosesA simple cooler could help patients battle antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis.

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True AfricaImproving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclersIncentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria

In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyersDevices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.

Wisdom of crowdsIn countries that lack financial records, how can we tell who is truly poor? An innovative study suggests: Ask the neighbors.

Satellites in the developing worldAn MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.

‘Radar for the human eye’Inexpensive hand-held device developed at MIT could detect cataracts even at the earliest stages.

Taxation without documentationNew study shows ‘informal taxation’ in developing countries is far greater than suspected, supporting public works — and adding a burden for the poor.

Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visitDiscusses how new ideas are needed for battling disease, extending education and improving lives in poor nations.

In the World: Easy on the eyesSimple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.

Making Progress in Product DesignHow a mashup of disciplines builds genius — and really cool stuff

Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’Founder of D-Lab cited among top 'thinkers'

Pattern seen in governments’ currency policiesSmall-time money transfers from migrants shape key decisions on foreign exchange, research shows.