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Q&A: A high-tech take on Wagner’s “Parsifal” opera
...late 19th century, around the time of what was known as the Great African Scramble, when Europe re-drew the map of Africa, largely based on resources, including mineral resources. Cobalt...
Nilma Dominique aims to build community and nourish the soul
...MLK award, Dominique reflected on her life experiences, growing up in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, a “beautiful, vibrant city” known for its African heritage and culture. Dominique notes that “Growing up...
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya
...could be deployed in a host of other regions in Kenya, as well as parts of West Africa and regions of western India such as Rajasthan and Gujarat. Verploegen, who...
VP for Research Maria Zuber urges outward-facing collaborations at MIT Climate Night
...bring energy solutions to areas without energy access, including in India and sub-Saharan Africa. “These regions are in energy poverty and in desperate need of getting energy in a carbon-free...
3 Questions: Noah Nathan and Ariel White on Global Diversity Lab summer internships
...current undergraduates from U.S. universities and two current master’s students at African universities mixed research assistant work and their own independent research projects, professionalizing their presentation of research and exchanging...
Study offers a new view of when and how governments distribute land
...a matter of choice, not capacity. “There’s this idea that African states or developing countries are weak,” Hassan says. “People think it’s not fundamentally possible to administer property rights in...
Traveling the world to make a global impact
...to learn more English words despite making mistakes [made it] a really special event.” Yuka Machino and Holden Mui went to Ghana with the MIT-Africa GTL program to work on...
Nicole Wilson: The politics of a shifting middle class in Nigeria
...have yielded a wealth of insights with wide-ranging implications. “The shifts taking place in Lagos are similar to many other rapidly urbanizing contexts in Asia and Africa,” Wilson says....
Bringing sustainable and affordable electricity to all
...of four years of phone calls, Zoom meetings, and international travel to help the east African country — still reeling from the 1994 genocide that killed more than a million...
Taking an indirect path into a bright future
...automated field alerts system that monitors the health and performance of Okra’s solar systems, which are deployed across Southeast Asia and Africa. Additionally, Matt led the development of a state-of-the-art...