MIT J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients

The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab • mit
May 20, 2022 ~10 min

Looking forward to forecast the risks of a changing climate

To better inform local policy in the face of changing weather extremes, MIT researchers seek to advance the modeling of long-term weather risks.

Paige Colley | School of Science • mit
April 15, 2022 ~11 min


Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

MIT News Office • mit
March 28, 2022 ~12 min

Building bridges, not silos

A new study reveals how MIT’s campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2022 ~9 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

Courtney Lesoon and Elizabeth Yarina win Fulbright-Hays Scholarships

Prestigious grants will support full-time doctoral research abroad for the MIT architecture and urban planning students.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Jan. 10, 2022 ~6 min

Timber or steel? Study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures

New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 29, 2021 ~5 min

Tool for predicting pedestrian flow expands its reach

Long-term study of Melbourne, Australia, shows how urban development and change affects pedestrians, not just automobiles.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 8, 2021 ~7 min


For campus “porosity hunters,” climate resilience is the goal

With the MIT campus as a test bed, a citizen science effort provides lessons well beyond MIT.

Nicole Morell | MIT Office of Sustainability • mit
Oct. 3, 2021 ~8 min

Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

Sarah Beckmann | MIT Media Lab • mit
July 28, 2021 ~10 min

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