http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/volunteering.html Volunteering, outreach, public service headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/volunteering.html 88 31 Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cambodia-tt0507.html Alan Lightman, MIT physicist and writer, and his wife, Jeanne, made a pact a decade or so ago to turn their energies toward humanitarian pursuits. The latest of their efforts is a dream come true for residents of a small Cambodian village -- a new mosque. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cambodia-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sci-fest-0326.html The annual Cambridge Science Festival, launched last year at the impetus of the MIT Museum, will take place April 26 through May 4 and feature more than 200 events ranging from lunches with Nobel laureates to building and launching your own rocket. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sci-fest-0326.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cameroon-tt0319.html Armed with a grant from the MIT Public Service Center, sophomore Edison Achelengwa returned to his home country of Cameroon during January to work on installing MIT's OpenCourseWare on computers in two of the country's universities. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-cameroon-tt0319.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-jaipur-tt0305.html A team of MIT students has been working on a new device that could greatly simplify the process of fitting artificial legs in India, producing a better fit while eliminating some steps in the process and reducing waste materials. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/itw-jaipur-tt0305.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/honor-roll-0304.html The Corporation for National and Community Service has named MIT to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/honor-roll-0304.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/ajas-0220.html It's not every day that high school students get the chance to visit MIT research labs and see concepts that they've learned about in classes come to life. But that's exactly what happened last week as at the annual meeting of the American Junior Academy of Science. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/ajas-0220.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-idds-tt0206.html The International Development Design Summit (IDDS) 2008 will take place from July 14 through Aug. 8. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-idds-tt0206.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-service-tt0206.html Make a commitment to serve this year and come to the annual MIT Service Fair. Meet and talk with more than 30 local nonprofit agency representatives and find out what you can do to serve the Cambridge-area community. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/newsuse-service-tt0206.html