Collaborative hub founded by philanthropist Lisa Yang will catalyze academic innovation and result in real-world, global impact.

Organizations will support government agencies in using evidence to advance economic mobility and racial equity in the wake of Covid-19.

Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.

Unique barcodes scannable in a mobile application will enable food-aid stakeholders to follow individual items from production through delivery.

A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.

The research center will support two nonprofits and four government agencies in designing randomized evaluations on housing stability, procedural justice, transportation, income assistance, and more.

Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report.

Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.

Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.

“Distance Unknown,” an exhibition by MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab, documents the often challenging journeys migrants undertake to gain economic opportunity and food security.