Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on accelerating reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions

Faculty leaders describe their efforts to develop potentially game-changing tools.

MIT News Office • mit
March 17, 2022 ~13 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2022 ~9 min


First-ever Climate Grand Challenges recognizes 27 finalists

A subset of the finalists will be announced as multiyear flagship projects this spring.

MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 14, 2022 ~6 min

How can teachers educate about climate change in conservative areas?

How can teachers explain climate change to kids in places where science and politics may be at odds? Educators have strategies that can bridge the divide.

Theresa Danylak-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 10, 2022 ~11 min

Urban health, wellbeing and food supplies are all under threat: growing more food in cities could change that

Helping more city-dwellers to grow their own fruit and veg could improve health, wellbeing and food security for growing populations.

Samantha Caton, Senior Lecturer in Health, University of Sheffield • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 ~6 min

3 things get people to return to rural hometowns

Why do adults return to rural hometowns a decade or more after leaving? New research highlights three significant factors behind the decision.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Jan. 12, 2022 ~7 min

MIT in the media: 2021 in review

MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.

MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2021 ~21 min

Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but social behaviors matter just as much

Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.

Eyal Oren, Professor of Epidemiology, San Diego State University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 ~11 min


Religious communities can make the difference in winning the fight against climate change

Faith leaders hold significant financial and political power - it’s their duty to use it to shape the future of our planet.

Esra Özyürek, Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values, University of Cambridge • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~8 min

Patients in rural ERs fare just as well as those in urban hospitals

Despite closure threats, ERs at rural hospitals save lives at similar rates to their urban counterparts, new research shows.

U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 30, 2021 ~6 min

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