Public service
Two MIT classes focus on helping Haiti
March 5, 2010
Students and teachers lend mind and hand to the rebuilding
Revitalizing the land of plenty with affordable housing
March 2, 2010
Students in Professor Jan Wampler's class, Architecture Design Studio, spent eight days designing affordable dwellings for farmers in Hawaii
GAMBIT Game Lab to raise Haiti funds with "Complete Game-Completion Marathon"
February 18, 2010
On February 26-28th, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab will host the 2010 Complete Game-Completion Marathon to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.
President's letter to the community on Haiti
February 16, 2010
Efforts underway to assist after January earthquake.
MIT's chapter of Engineers Without Borders launches first project
February 11, 2010
Students hope to bring electricity and clean water to Ugandan health clinic
Also labeled: Civil and environmental engineering, Environment, International development, Global, Students
Reporter’s Notebook: Workshop seeks answers to Haiti crisis
January 21, 2010
Community members gather information with an eye toward developing long-term strategies to assist the quake-devastated nation.
Graduate students Aditi Mehta and Jacquelyn Dadakis, awarded second place in JPMorgan Chase Competition
January 20, 2010
Redesign of an urban grocery nets non-profit organization $15,000
Public Service Center coordinating information about MIT community relief efforts in Haiti
January 15, 2010
Current information on the situation in Haiti can also be found on the Center for Future Civic Media web site
MIT begins response to Haitian earthquake
January 15, 2010
Fund for MIT-led efforts established, efforts under way
Researching and writing a thesis (and a blog) in Tanzania
January 6, 2010
Mechanical Engineering major, Tish Scolnik ’09, is spending this January developing her thesis focused on appropriate technology for the developing world.
Also labeled: IDEAS competition, In the world, Student life, Students, Technology and society, Wheelchair technology
Four Weeks for America launches its third IAP challenge
December 14, 2009
MIT students will spend IAP building the capacity of America’s underserved schools
Initiative targets poor farmers in Africa
December 1, 2009
By understanding why Africa has not yet adopted technologies and practices that can dramatically boost productivity, researchers hope to improve farmers’ lives.
MIT Campus Dining running '5% Day' this Thursday
November 30, 2009
5 percent of purchases made at campus dining outlets will be donated to the MIT Community Service Fund
MIT Giving Tree launches its 18th year of community holiday spirit
November 30, 2009
Help donate gifts to local children in the Boston and Cambridge area
News@MITSloan for Nov. 23
November 23, 2009
MISTI 2.0 selects first winners
November 19, 2009
Three projects from engineering, one from humanities, arts, and social sciences receive funding.
Also labeled: Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Global Education and Career Development, MISTI, Students
Of Note: This weekend, students will ‘learn anything’ at MIT Splash
November 18, 2009
With more than 2,500 middle and high school students from around the country expected to attend, this year’s event will be largest ever.
Sloan student elected to Cambridge City Council
November 12, 2009
Cheung made history on Nov. 3 as first university student and first Asian American on council
Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
October 27, 2009
In the President's visit to MIT labs he showed keen interest, quick understanding and warm appreciation, say his hosts
Planning advances for high-performance computing center
October 21, 2009
MIT, UMass and BU make considerable progress with the state and other partners on planned Holyoke facility
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