Finding the root cause of plant resilience | MIT News

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomes plant ecologist Dave Des Marais to the MIT faculty.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~6 min

Researchers identify opportunities to improve quality, reduce cost of global food assistance delivery | MIT News

Research from MIT's CITE program leverages a procurement process to identify opportunities for improving food aid supply chains.

Lauren McKown | MIT D-Lab • mit
Sept. 13, 2017 ~6 min


SproutsIO aims to power a “Personal Produce” movement | MIT News

Smart, soil-free microgarden lets users optimize growing conditions while cutting water and resource use.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
July 26, 2017 ~9 min

Artificial intelligence suggests recipes based on food photos | MIT News

Given a still image of a dish filled with food, CSAIL team's deep-learning algorithm recommends ingredients and recipes.

Adam Conner-Simons | Rachel Gordon | CSAIL • mit
July 20, 2017 ~5 min

Climate change to deplete some US water basins, reduce irrigated crop yields | MIT News

By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 11, 2017 ~8 min

Evaluating approaches to agricultural development | MIT News

Involving local farmers in tackling a problem can provide long-lasting benefits.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2017 ~10 min

Charting a better future for Africa | MIT News

Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
June 22, 2017 ~10 min

Researchers engineer shape-shifting noodles | MIT News

Sheets of gelatin transform into 3-D shapes when dunked in water; could save food shipping costs.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 24, 2017 ~7 min


Microscopic answers to humanity’s looming questions about food, water, and energy | MIT News

Chemistry alumni and friends enjoy an evening of food, drink, and talks by Associate Professor Mircea Dincă and Assistant Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen.

Danielle Randall | Department of Chemistry • mit
May 4, 2017 ~7 min

Fighting child malnutrition with nanoscience | MIT News

New research on ready-to-use therapeutic food seeks drastic reduction in fatalities from severe acute malnutrition in India.

Ben Miller | Tata Center for Technology and Design • mit
April 21, 2017 ~7 min

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