When big sports events expand, like FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too

Sports face a sustainability challenge: They’re under pressure to grow, but more travel means more emissions that add to rising global temperatures. The NCAA is also weighing expanding March Madness.

Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan • conversation
July 14, 2025 ~10 min

When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too

Sports face a sustainability challenge: They’re under pressure to grow, but more travel means more emissions that add to rising global temperatures. The NCAA is also weighing expanding March Madness.

Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan • conversation
July 14, 2025 ~10 min


2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what fans can do

Big sports events face a sustainability conundrum: They’re under pressure to grow bigger, but at the same time, their athletes are dealing with increasingly dangerous heat and shorter snow seasons.

Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan • conversation
July 14, 2025 ~10 min

UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold

The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use.

Jan Rosenow, Leader of the Energy Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, University of Oxford • conversation
June 24, 2025 ~7 min

MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
May 27, 2025 ~9 min

Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation

A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.

Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning • mit
May 5, 2025 ~7 min

Money from food companies could make what you eat safer

Additional resources would enable the FDA to better monitor our food supply and keep unsafe ingredients out of it.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
April 30, 2025 ~9 min

How the UK’s microchip industry is bouncing back after a quarter of a century

A new wave of companies are focusing on microchips designed for clean energy technology.

Peter Gammon, Professor of Power Electronic Devices, School of Engineering, University of Warwick • conversation
April 29, 2025 ~8 min


Infant abuse goes down when parents get paid family leave

Infant maltreatment drops significantly when parents gain access to paid family leave, according to a new study.

Georgia Tech • futurity
April 24, 2025 ~4 min

Supersize me

Political scientist Kathleen Thelen’s new book explains how America’s large retailers got very, very large.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 8, 2025 ~8 min

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