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Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab

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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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Solar photomolecular desalination

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High-resolution plant water stress monitoring

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

The selected research project is designing a safe, off-grid chicken brooder for smallholder poultry farmers in developing countries.

J-WAFS to send students to Stockholm World Water Week

Four students received 2022 J-WAFS Travel Grants for Water Conferences to fund their travel to World Water Week in Stockholm this August.

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

Researchers, community advocates, utilities, and federal officials discussed water equity and affordability in the U.S.

MIT researchers use beer yeast to remove lead from water

The study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead from water.