Volunteering, outreach, public service

MIT Science Policy Initiative petition urges Congress to fund researchStudent group’s ‘Stand with Science’ effort targets policymakers, graduate students

BLOSSOMS announces new contestStudents invited to create new videos for high school math classes.

Educating young women, rebuilding CambodiaAlan Lightman discusses his social entrepreneurial work in building the first college dormitories for women in Cambodia.

Building biology, one cartoon at a time

From Anchorage, Alaska, to 77 Massachusetts AvenueExposure to engineering as a teen steers freshman Sara Falcone to MIT

Field hockey raises money for the Lymphoma Research Foundation

Girls’ engineering dreams begin at MITGE Girls at MIT program aims at interesting girls in science and technology, and ultimately increase the number of woman engineers.

World-class research … in the 10th gradeHigh school students spend a year investigating advanced research topics with MIT faculty.

Columbus Leonard makes another big saveMIT water polo goalkeeper recalls an eye-opening experience on a trip to Nicaragua last spring.

Beyond the InfiniteThe fall 2011 newsletter from the MIT Public Service Center

In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyersDevices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.

Video: Learning by designEdgerton Center-run workshop gives high school students a hands-on tutorial in engineering.

With exponential growth, Camp Kesem at MIT prepares for its fifth sessionMIT's Camp Kesem, a student-run group, looks forward to making the summer better for kids with a parent who has or has had cancer.

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.

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.

Student engineers bring solar energy and clean water to Ugandan villageEngineers Without Borders project also helps local health clinic.

Come explore MIT'Under the Dome,' the Institute's first open house in more than 30 years, features blimp races, the science of ice cream, a flying car and more.

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

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

MIT graduate students give backFood drive as part of the Sidney-Pacific House Cup nets nearly 1,500 pounds of donations for local food bank.

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.

NASA and MIT inspire girls’ interest in science and engineeringMIT Edgerton Center takes on NASA’s Summer of Innovation with 5 summer programs. Learn more about one of them.