A tech intervention to tame tuberculosis
An interactive program using mobile phones helps more patients conclude treatment successfully.
Tags: health medicine africa disease research innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie sloan-school-of-management health-sciences-and-technology
Empowering African farmers with data
Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.
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Designing water infrastructure for climate uncertainty
A new method identifies opportunities to learn and adapt to changing temperature and precipitation trends.
April 22, 2019 • ~7 min
Tags: africa sustainability climate-change water policy infrastructure research school-of-engineering idss civil-and-environmental-engineering eaps joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change
Special effects: How a movie could reduce corruption
A film and texting campaign can increase anticorruption reports from citizens, study shows.
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Local rocks can yield more crops
J-WAFS-funded MIT research team shows a new method of fertilizer production can better suit the needs of farms in Africa and around the globe.
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A “pacemaker” for North African climate
Study shows the Sahara swung between lush and desert conditions every 20,000 years, in sync with monsoon activity.
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MIT researchers release evaluation of low-cost cooling devices in Mali | MIT News
CITE and D-Lab study finds evaporative cooling devices show promise for helping small-scale farmers, market vendors, and families store and preserve vegetables.
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Reliable energy for all | MIT News
Graduate student Prosper Nyovanie wants to power off-grid communities worldwide with scalable solar electric systems.
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3Q: Hazel Sive on MIT-Africa | MIT News
Faculty director discusses the future of the initiative and Africa’s position as a global priority for the Institute.
Tags: africa biology research school-of-science global education-teaching-academics school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences technology-and-society international-initiatives 3-questions whitehead-institute misti abdul-latif-jameel-world-education-lab-j-wel international-relations d-lab abdul-latif-jameel-poverty-action-lab-j-pal mitx abdul-latif-jameel-world-water-and-food-security-lab-j-wafs esi
Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies” | MIT News
Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.
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