Poverty

MIT senior Stephanie Lin wins Rhodes ScholarshipStudent in biology, applied international studies will study at Oxford next year.

A true bargain houseFirst prototype built from MIT’s effort to construct houses for $1,000 each.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for July/August 2011.

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.

In the World: New water-filter factory in GhanaAfter years of development, production of ceramic-pot water filters should soar with opening of new facility.

Life on a dollar a dayIn Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo open a window into the lives of the world’s poorest people, and suggest new remedies to combat poverty.

Paul Farmer on Rebuilding HaitiSponsored by MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics

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

In the World: Turning waste into profitStudents aim to improve Kenyan slum-dwellers’ access to basic sanitation — and generate renewable energy and jobs along the way.

In the World: Health care in the palm of a handMIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.