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Creating, sharing, and using collaborative research practices, actionable findings, and practical solutions.

Hands-on, project-based learning. More than 15 MIT D-Lab courses offered each year!

Working with diverse partners to advance and apply inclusive innovation as a methodology for tackling poverty.

"Impact is not just the product of innovation – it's the process of innovation."

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First-years learn fundamental principles by creating

Daniel Frey, professor of mechanical engineering (and MIT D-Lab Faculty Director for Research), shows students in class 2.00a a self-designed plane he built from a kite and some foam core. Photo: Jiani Zeng

News | Nov 27, 2019 | Mary Beth Gallagher | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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First-years learn fundamental principles by creating

USAID - MIT D-Lab Webinar Dec 4, 10 AM EST: Seeds of Silicon: How the Internet of Things can Transform Smallholder Agriculture

Drip-irrigated vegetable cultivation at Napuu 1 Drip Irrigation Scheme in Lodwar, Kenya (left), and a SweetSense gateway mounted on solar PV panels that transmits solar irrigation pump usage data to an online server via cellular or satellite data (right).

Blog | Nov 20, 2019 | MIT D-Lab

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USAID - MIT D-Lab Webinar Dec 4, 10 AM EST: Seeds of Silicon: How the Internet of Things can Transform Smallholder Agriculture

D-Lab Instructor Sorin Grama's startup Transaera Inc. selected as a finalist in the Global Cooling Prize

D-Lab Instructor Sorin Grama (second from right) Co-Founder and CEO of Transaera, aceepts finalist award for the Global Cooling Prize.

News | Nov 15, 2019 | Nancy Adams

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D-Lab Instructor Sorin Grama's startup Transaera Inc. selected as a finalist in the Global Cooling Prize

D-Lab Fall Student Showcase 2019! December 6, 5 pm

Scene from the Spring 2019 D-Lab Student Showcase.

Blog | Nov 13, 2019 | Nancy Adams

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D-Lab Fall Student Showcase 2019! December 6, 5 pm

Disseminating evaporative cooling technologies in rural Uganda

From left: D-Lab Research Engineer Eric Verploegen, founder of AEST Betty Ikalany, and vegetable vendors Agnes Irasu and Tabitha Ajuro.

Blog | Nov 13, 2019 | Eric Verploegen

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Disseminating evaporative cooling technologies in rural Uganda

East African Diaries: My Experiences at the MIT D-Lab Co-design Summit 2019 – Uganda

The author's extended social enterprise team at a group lunch, after an exhilarating day of customer conversations.

Blog | Nov 12, 2019 | Ramya Srinivasan

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East African Diaries: My Experiences at the MIT D-Lab Co-design Summit 2019 – Uganda

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