Educating young women, rebuilding Cambodia
Alan Lightman discusses his social entrepreneurial work in building the first college dormitories for women in Cambodia.
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Volunteering, outreach, public service
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From Anchorage, Alaska, to 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Exposure to engineering as a teen steers freshman Sara Falcone to MIT
Fellowship supports MIT Sloan students working on societal challenges
A Q&A with two fellowship grantees, Dante Cassanego and Julie Lein.
Girls’ engineering dreams begin at MIT
GE 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 grade
High school students spend a year investigating advanced research topics with MIT faculty.
Columbus Leonard makes another big save
MIT water polo goalkeeper recalls an eye-opening experience on a trip to Nicaragua last spring.
Preparing for the future with Amphibious Achievement
MIT mentor program helps prepare Valdwin Etienne, a sophomore at the O’Bryant school in Boston, for what's ahead.
In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyers
Devices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.
Video: Learning by design
Edgerton Center-run workshop gives high school students a hands-on tutorial in engineering.
With exponential growth, Camp Kesem at MIT prepares for its fifth session
MIT'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 Ghana
After years of development, production of ceramic-pot water filters should soar with opening of new facility.