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...he received an academic scholarship from the Ugandan government to attend Makerere University, one of the top universities in sub-Saharan Africa, where he earned a degree in information systems. Having...
Minicourse open to the MIT community gives context to the Middle East crisis
MIT community members can learn more about the Israel-Hamas conflict through a recently developed online course organized by Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/MIT at MIT’s Center for International Studies....
Bridging communities to reimagine cultural preservation
...of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The company has been supported by Cartier, Chanel, and Vogue Business and has launched collaborations with brands including Outdoor Research and prAna. As a...
Study finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in many regions
...Africa that are exposed to large amounts of fine dust, it can be challenging to reduce PM2.5 exposures below the new guideline,” says Sidhant Pai, co-lead author and graduate student....
Transforming lives by providing safe drinking water
...build factories, with several of the MIT students she has mentored going on to build and/or manage successful factories in Uganda and South Africa. Overall, she has influenced the construction...
Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices
...alone, and the company is working to establish partnerships in the Middle East, Africa, Brazil, and North America. Looking forward, Cherian plans to use Rise’s platform to move into injury...
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
...graduates from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as a very large number of first- and second-generation South Asians from the United States, the UK, Canada, East Africa,...
Three MIT seniors to join 2021 class of Schwarzman Scholars
...Beta Pi Scholar, is president of the MIT African Students’ Association. She serves on MIT’s Undergraduate Association committees and the EECS Undergraduate Student Advisory Group. She founded the International Students of...
MIT Policy Lab issues fifth call for proposals to faculty and researchers
...Africa, to research street markets and their role in income generation and the provision of affordable goods for the urban poor. In July 2018, the Policy Lab sponsored and assisted...