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D-Lab Scale-Ups awards four fellowships totaling $80,000 to social entrepreneurs News | Jul 25, 2016 | Nancy Adams MIT News D-Lab Scale-Ups awards four fellowships totaling $80,000 to social entrepreneurs
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Founder of MyH2O talks about “connecting solutions” to map water quality in China. News | Jul 14, 2016 | Tata Center Tata Center for Technology and Design Founder of MyH2O talks about “connecting solutions” to map water quality in China.
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