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Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab

Fueling research, innovation, and collaboration to solve urgent global water and food systems challenges

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MIT Earth Month Student Poster Session

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Sustainable hydrogel microparticles for the removal of micropollutants from water

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Recipient of the 2022 J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems announced

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J-WAFS to send students to Stockholm World Water Week

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MIT Water Affordability Workshop explores solutions to America’s water affordability crisis

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This portable, solar-powered device purifies seawater on demand

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Elsa Olivetti brings a holistic approach to sustainability to her teaching, research, and coalition building

An MIT professor, Olivetti helps to boost the use of greener materials and sustainable waste disposal.

20 years of J-PAL: A celebratory event to mark the milestone includes discussions on agriculture and climate change

Since its establishment in 2003, J-PAL aims to alleviate poverty by integrating scientific evidence into policy decisions.

MIT student honored at the White House for innovations in water and more

Gitanjali Rao, a first year MIT student, invented “Tethys,” a patented solution that warns of lead levels in drinking water.

J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst creates coating to protect bacteria for sustainable microbial fertilizer

The metal-organic coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, which could help democratize…