Enrolling in the DEDP program “has been game-changing,” graduate student Lyonel Tanganco says. “The program provides a solid foundation for understanding the world and how to make a positive, measurable difference in the lives of other people, especially the least fortunate among us.”
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Translating economic growth into better lives

Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
Left to right: Researchers Anamitra Saha and Sai Ravela of the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, and Jayanta Basu of the University of Calcutta design the board for a "snakes and ladders" game. The game is the first step in encouraging community members to use an app-based simulation that suggests solutions to their unique geographical and environmental challenges.
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Playing against climate risk

Climate scientist Sai Ravela is using games to help coastal communities find creative adaptations to climate change.
A spawning aggregation of longfin squid approaches a mop of eggs.
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The secret love life of the longfin squid

MIT Sea Grant resident artist and acclaimed underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen captures an intimate look at courtship and communication in a hidden spawning spectacle off Cape Cod.
Today, most ammonia is produced using the Haber-Bosch process, a century-old method that relies on fossil fuels, in facilities like the one pictured. MIT researchers are developing computational approaches to identify materials that could enable a more sustainable alternative.
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Paving the way for greener ammonia production

New MIT research could lead to better materials for a fossil-fuel-free process for making the chemical that's essential to fertilizer and other products.
Nicholas de Monchaux is Weber-Shaughness Professor of Architecture at MIT, as well as professor of urban studies and planning and affiliated faculty with the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
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Reframing leadership as a design problem

Nicholas de Monchaux reflects on guiding the MIT Department of Architecture through a period of dramatic change for the profession.