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Reflections on Field Work Assessment for Xylem Water Filter Project – Uttarakhand, India Blog | Sep 26, 2017 | Caroline Morris, MIT D-Lab UROP, Wellesley College '18 Reflections on Field Work Assessment for Xylem Water Filter Project – Uttarakhand, India
D-Lab students: Join a WASH-Themed Design Summit in Ethiopia, Jan 2018! Apply by Sept 29! Blog | Sep 19, 2017 | Nancy Adams D-Lab students: Join a WASH-Themed Design Summit in Ethiopia, Jan 2018! Apply by Sept 29!
Roots Studios’ ‘Shutterstock for cultural art’ could transform rural communities News | Sep 19, 2017 | Mike Butcher Tech Crunch Roots Studios’ ‘Shutterstock for cultural art’ could transform rural communities
MIT D-Lab 15th Anniversary Symposium & Community Day - Oct 20 & 21! Blog | Sep 18, 2017 | Nancy Adams MIT D-Lab 15th Anniversary Symposium & Community Day - Oct 20 & 21!
“One has to be able to ride the fear of failing” News | Sep 15, 2017 | Sunday Silungwe Rural 21: The International Journal for Rural Development “One has to be able to ride the fear of failing”
Bamboo Bicycles Beijing! Report from a 2017 D-Lab UGC Fieldwork Grant recipient Blog | Sep 11, 2017 | David Wang, D-Lab UGC Fieldwork Grant Recipient Bamboo Bicycles Beijing! Report from a 2017 D-Lab UGC Fieldwork Grant recipient