Workshop explores intertwined future of food production, water, and climate | MIT News
Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future.
May 11, 2018 • ~6 min
A forum on the future of the Nile River | MIT News
International workshop proposes future directions for long-standing conflict.
May 4, 2018 • ~9 min
What will we eat in the year 2050? | MIT News
Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change.
April 30, 2018 • ~5 min
A microbial approach to agriculture | MIT News
A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.
Feb. 14, 2018 • ~7 min
Intensive agriculture influences U.S. regional summer climate, study finds | MIT News
An increase in corn and soybean production in the Midwest may have led to cooler, wetter summers there.
Feb. 13, 2018 • ~7 min
Drug manufacturing that’s out of this world | MIT News
Continuous-flow chemistry device used for drug production could find use in long-duration space missions.
Jan. 5, 2018 • ~9 min
Revealing an imperfect actor in plant biotechnology | MIT News
Whitehead Institute researchers detect the chemical mistakes of a common herbicide-resistance enzyme, then successfully re-engineer it for enhanced precision.
Nov. 29, 2017 • ~6 min
MIT researchers release evaluation of solar pumps for irrigation and salt mining in India | MIT News
Study of solar pump technology use in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption.
Nov. 13, 2017 • ~8 min
Sensors applied to plant leaves warn of water shortage | MIT News
Electronic circuits reveal when a plant begins to experience drought conditions.
Nov. 8, 2017 • ~6 min
Research for global needs, present and future | MIT News
New Research Reception gives alumni and the community an inside look at research and initiatives in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Nov. 7, 2017 • ~12 min
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