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A phone is not just a phone

Several startup business ventures spawned by MIT students are using phones to help people, especially in developing nations, to raise their incomes, learn to read, get where they're going and even diagnose their ailments. July 2, 2009

Exploring journalism's future

More than 250 students and professionals in the media business attended a conference hosted by MIT's Center for Future Civic Media and the Knight News Challenge, featuring in-depth discussions and presentations on an imaginative array of new media projects. June 23, 2009

Legatum Center awards 2009 seed grants to 8 teams

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT has awarded summer seed grants to eight teams of students, giving them the necessary means to bolster innovative solutions to development challenges in low-income countries. June 11, 2009

Ksplice software update project wins $100K

Top honors this year in the 20th annual MIT $100k Entrepreneurship Competition went to Ksplice, a system that promises to end the annoyance and delays of having to reboot a computer every time a new update is installed. May 14, 2009

Husk Insulation wins $200k MIT Clean Energy Prize

The MIT Clean Energy Prize has announced that Husk Insulation was selected from more than 100 student entries to receive the $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize sponsored by NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy. May 13, 2009

Eight teams win IDEAS awards

At an awards ceremony Monday night for MIT's annual IDEAS contest, eight teams were awarded prizes of up to $7,500 each for their efforts to create business ventures that could address pressing needs in the world's developing countries. May 5, 2009

Legatum lectures and poster session on March 6

The MIT Legatum Lecture series continues on March 6 with Michael Chu and Karim Khoja, who will discuss bottom-up development in emerging markets. March 4, 2009

Study measures MIT's economic clout

A Kauffman Foundation study released today demonstrates the critical role universities play not only in fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth, but in stimulating the much-needed recovery in regional and global economies. February 17, 2009

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