Rare liver cancer is ‘addicted’ to 1 specific gene mutation

A new study in mice highlights a promising drug target for a rare and lethal kind of liver cancer. It may lead to novel therapies.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 • ~6 min

Hey, new parents – go ahead and 'spoil' that baby!

A professor of child development explains why it’s OK – recommended, in fact – to respond to an infant’s every cry, sob and whimper.

Amy Root, Professor of Applied Human Sciences, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2022 • ~7 min

4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see this year.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 • ~9 min

Keeping 8 billion people healthy in a hotter, more crowded world -- 4 ways population and climate change put public health at risk

The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.

Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min

MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research

J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min

8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences

The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.

Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min

Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 9, 2022 • ~12 min

Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

Thanks to Vanuatu, a vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.

Nadia Sánchez Castillo-Winckels, Visiting Research Fellow, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2022 • ~7 min

Vanuatu: why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

A vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.

Nadia Sánchez Castillo-Winckels, Visiting Research Fellow, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2022 • ~7 min

Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world's poorest countries?

That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.

Bethany Tietjen, Research fellow in climate policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 • ~8 min

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