Public service

Amphibious Achievement teaches valuable lessons in and out of the waterMIT student group works with Boston high school students on academic and athletic skills.

Spotlight on serviceIDEAS and Global Challenge competitions award nearly $150,000 to teams of public service innovators working around the world.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity takes home the inaugural Service CupNew competitions challenges MIT students to serve the community as a community.

Eyes on the prize for service20 MIT student teams participate in the FSILG&D Community Service Challenge.

Vest wins NSB's Vannevar Bush awardPresident emeritus honored for public service leadership

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.

Cast your vote in the MIT Global ChallengeCommunity Choice Voting begins today and continues through April 25.

In wake of Japan disaster, MIT community mobilizes for events, fundraising

‘We need to see ahead’In Compton Lecture, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano calls for ‘a deeper partnership’ between government and scientists on national security.

Celebrating women in public service on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s DayFunding from the MIT Women’s League supports women helping communities around the globe

My 'four weeks' view of the U.S. achievement gapFreshman Anna Ho mentors students while working with a Teach for America teacher in the Four Weeks for America Challenge.

Cheering for ChickarooWomen’s tennis team befriends girl battling brain tumor.

Building blocksMIT groups lending a hand by assembling LEGO biology kits for local schools

How a simple phone call could provide Haitians with workMedia Lab students deploy trial of free phone service in Port-Au-Prince to match Haiti's unemployed with reconstruction jobs.

Coming soon: The MIT Global ChallengeFor 10 years, student innovators have helped underserved communities through the IDEAS Competition. Soon, the global MIT community can join the effort.

12 MIT students to participate in this year’s Four Weeks for America ChallengeWorking with Teach For America mentors, MIT students will be helping high school students develop solid math and science skills.

Undergrads bring energy education to GhanaGhanaian high school students share alternative energy ideas with rural village.

Community Giving at MIT: power in numbersAnnual campaign invites Institute to give back to those in need.

Two MIT teams design winning solutions for New OrleansDUSP and architecture graduate students claim top prizes in the Chase Community Development Competition.

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.

‘Build back better’Symposium brings together MIT and Haiti educators to identify priority areas for collaboration.

Building communitySloan sophomore Amanda David leverages her roles with the Public Service Center and class council to spread her love of service to MIT students

Legatum Center operations manager wins Peace Corps awardAnna Omura and 8 other former Peace Corps volunteers are honored for commitment to community service.

New design-build class weaves nature into rural Cambodian schoolStudents take part in “Design for a Sustainable Future”

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for August 2010

iHouse receives 484 Phi Alpha Foundation grant$20,000 award will help fund international development projects for students in the living-learning community

The science of baseballMIT outreach program uses America’s pastime to hook boys on math and physics

Facilities EHS manager helping with Gulf oil-spill relief effortsEd Akerley called into duty with U.S. Coast Guard