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2025
Rohit Karnik publishes paper on new palladium membranes
October 8, 2025
CoolVeg clay pot cooler training program impacts 35,000 households
September 26, 2025
The Jameel Index featured in Bloomberg
September 26, 2025
Students returning from Stockholm's World Water Week share their insights
September 19, 2025
J-WAFS PIs use hydrogels for water and food applications
September 10, 2025
J-WAFS welcomes new executive director
September 4, 2025
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Victoria Chen
August 21, 2025
New paper from past J-WAFS PI could shift carbon sink projections
August 18, 2025
MIT researchers design a new way to combat nutrient deficiencies
August 13, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI John Hart leads new manufacturing initiative
August 13, 2025
MIT researchers observe "salt creeping" phenomenon at a single-crystal scope
July 30, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI discusses the need for local climate models
July 10, 2025
J-WAFS founding director John Lienhard featured in new video
July 10, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI explores impact of common fertilizer element in new study
July 7, 2025
Jon Bessette joins the 2025 Activate Fellows cohort
July 7, 2025
J-WAFS Grand Challenge grantees publish new paper
July 7, 2025
J-WAFS founding director John Lienhard elected honorary member of ASME
July 6, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI works to deliver transformative climate solutions
June 26, 2025
The FACT Alliance, led by J-WAFS, launches the Jameel Index at Oxford
June 17, 2025
MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow writes about farming challenges in Illinois
June 16, 2025
Many of ESI's central functions will become part of MIT's Climate Project
June 13, 2025
J-WAFS awards 11th round of seed grants to cohort of ten MIT faculty
June 11, 2025
J-WAFS PI develops window-sized panel that converts water vapor into drinking water
June 11, 2025
The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability
June 5, 2025
MIT spinout offers an alternative to traditional agricultural aviation
June 5, 2025
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative director reflects on program’s closure
June 5, 2025
J-WAFS PI featured on MITEI's "What if it works?" podcast
June 4, 2025
MIT researchers develop modeling framework to assess impacts on croplands across the U.S.
June 4, 2025
J-WAFS announces 2025 Travel Grantees to attend World Water Week
June 2, 2025
MIT ESI Journalism Fellow reports on ownership of Illinois farmland
June 1, 2025
J-WAFS celebrates ten years of water and food research at a special anniversary event
May 29, 2025
J-WAFS' 10th anniversary summarized by Community Jameel
May 22, 2025
John Lienhard describes how J-WAFS transformed from an idea to a program
May 22, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI develops method to extend shelf life of harvested plants
May 21, 2025
Dairy farmers are exploring climate-smart practices and funding opportunities
May 20, 2025
The MIT African Students Association (ASA) Impact Fund works with farmers in African nations
May 19, 2025
J-WAFS spinout develops innovative evaporative cooling chambers that will reduce farmers' food waste
May 14, 2025
J-WAFS celebrates a decade of launching real-world solutions for global water and food challenges
May 6, 2025
Former MIT researcher's startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater
May 6, 2025
MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions for 2025 – 2026
May 5, 2025
10 years of translating MIT research into real-world results
May 5, 2025
The Legacy of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
May 1, 2025
J-WAFS PI develops a method to sustainably and precisely deliver substances to plants
April 29, 2025
Three MIT startups are addressing the global waste challenge
April 23, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI discusses his solar-powered desalination system on WBUR
April 23, 2025
Kripa Varanasi named faculty director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
April 22, 2025
SiTration, a J-WAFS spinout, celebrates the opening of its new R&D and pilot facility
April 17, 2025
MIT ESI Journalism Fellow Paul Ruffins highlights Maryland’s leadership in food composting
April 11, 2025