Public service

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

In the World: Breath of lifeLow-cost portable ventilator could be a lifesaver for people in remote locations and for hospitals in the developing world.

Jodie Wu ’09 and Jamie Yang PhD ’08 selected as 2010 Echoing Green FellowsChosen from a pool of 1,000 applicants from 73 countries

Beyond the InfiniteNewsletter from the Public Service Center

Building a brighter future in Siem Reap, CambodiaStudents in Civil Engineering and Architecture design new classroom structures for the Jay Pritzker Academy in Siem Reap.

Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’Founder of D-Lab cited among top 'thinkers'

Winners of the ninth annual MIT IDEAS Competition announcedMore than $25,000 awarded to seven student teams that apply invention to improve lives

Swetha Kambhampati ’10 wins Merage American Dream FellowshipBiology senior honored for academics, leadership

Junior Ruben Alonzo named Truman ScholarEconomics major among approximately 60 students nationwide selected as winners of the $30,000 graduate scholarship

Building peace between border zones, one diagnosis at a timeMoca Lab project wins 2010 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship

Changing the world through serviceSpring 2010 issue of Spectrum, the Office of Resource Development's magazine, is now available online