Volunteering, outreach, public service
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
April 25, 2012
Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science.
IDEAS Global Challenge coordinator discusses intersection of innovation and public service
April 20, 2012
Facilitated by Kate Mytty, competition will award up to $10,000 per team next month.
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship, IDEAS competition, Student life, Students, D-Lab
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True Africa
April 9, 2012
Improving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclers
March 27, 2012
Incentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart
March 8, 2012
Improving access to vital technologies in rural India
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship, IDEAS competition, Global, Student life, Students, D-Lab
Sustainable approaches to reducing food waste in India
February 28, 2012
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Recovers.org
February 24, 2012
Out of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.
A four-week commitment, a long-lasting impact
February 23, 2012
11 MIT students participate in Four Weeks for America over IAP
MBA students raise funds for several charities
February 21, 2012
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams innovate around the world during IAP
February 8, 2012
Students develop quality-of-life solutions for underserved communities.
Education, empowerment and enlightenment through guided disassembly of your broken stuff
February 7, 2012
Peter Mui ’82 holds Fixit Clinic XVIII at the MIT Edgerton Center.
Medicine, microorganisms and Mexico
February 6, 2012
Biology major and Rhodes Scholar combines research and social service in the study of infectious diseases.
Community Service Day draws volunteers from across the Institute
February 2, 2012
MIT community gathers for an afternoon of public service.
Robots go head to head, 250 miles above Earth
January 25, 2012
Third annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.
Students address hunger in MIT’s backyard
January 5, 2012
MIT students establish new soup kitchen in Central Square
Mass. science teachers' association inducts Vandiver into hall of fame
December 8, 2011
CEHS outreach and education director teaches abstract scientific concepts with LEGOs.
Brothers of Phi Beta Epsilon win first annual FSILG&D Community Service Challenge Photo Contest
December 5, 2011
Students showcase photos of living group's community service work
Inspired to help others
November 15, 2011
Srikanth Bolla says he has to do 'much, much more.'
MIT Science Policy Initiative petition urges Congress to fund research
November 14, 2011
Student group’s ‘Stand with Science’ effort targets policymakers, graduate students
BLOSSOMS announces new contest
November 10, 2011
Students invited to create new videos for high school math classes.
Educating young women, rebuilding Cambodia
November 7, 2011
Alan Lightman discusses his social entrepreneurial work in building the first college dormitories for women in Cambodia.
Building biology, one cartoon at a time
October 27, 2011
From Anchorage, Alaska, to 77 Massachusetts Avenue
October 26, 2011
Exposure to engineering as a teen steers freshman Sara Falcone to MIT
Fellowship supports MIT Sloan students working on societal challenges
October 24, 2011
A Q&A with two fellowship grantees, Dante Cassanego and Julie Lein.
Girls’ engineering dreams begin at MIT
October 11, 2011
GE Girls at MIT program aims at interesting girls in science and technology, and ultimately increase the number of woman engineers.
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