Development

Tech support?

December 9, 2010

Contrasting views on display as MIT researchers debate how technology can curb global poverty.

Also labeled: Economics, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Political science, Poverty, Social sciences, Technology and society

Said and Done

September 19, 2010

Humanities, arts, and social sciences digest for September 2010

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Books and authors, Economics, Energy, Faculty, Humanities, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

Jodie Wu ’09 and Jamie Yang PhD ’08 selected as 2010 Echoing Green Fellows

July 1, 2010

Chosen from a pool of 1,000 applicants from 73 countries

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Awards, honors and fellowships, Energy, IDEAS competition, Public service, Technology and society

Haiti’s plight

June 18, 2010

MIT anthropologist Erica James examines the psychological damage inflicted on the island nation’s inhabitants.

Also labeled: Anthropology, Economics, Government transparency, Haiti, International development, Poverty

Making Progress in Product Design

May 19, 2010

How a mashup of disciplines builds genius — and really cool stuff

Also labeled: Collaboration, Developing countries, Engineering Systems, Entrepreneurship, Going green, In the world, Mechanical engineering

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, Mechanical engineering, Public service, D-Lab

The deep roots of inequality

April 16, 2010

MIT economics student’s study of Peru shows how practices from hundreds of years ago can influence prosperity today. ‘Pathbreaking,’ says a Harvard economist.

Also labeled: Economics, Inequality, Latin America, Poverty

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