News
2026
J-WAFS at the 11th United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
June 17, 2026
Past J-WAFS PI Susan Solomon named 2026 Tang Prize laureate
June 15, 2026
MIT researchers develop data center cooling system that uses no water
June 10, 2026
J-WAFS awards Travel Grants to attend Stockholm World Water Week
June 8, 2026
J-WAFS PI develops microbes to act as natural fertilizer
May 22, 2026
MIT political scientists find democracies are falling behind in providing safe drinking water
May 21, 2026
J-WAFS PI creates gene expression map of seed development
May 19, 2026
Benedetto Marelli appointed to Associate Department Head
May 18, 2026
J-WAFS PI leads immersive course in sustainability practices in Barcelona
May 15, 2026
Adeposi Adeogun selected for 2026 J-WAFS Fellowship
May 8, 2026
MIT Water, Food, and Agriculture 2026 Prize Night
May 6, 2026
Past J-WAFS Fellow develops extraction technology for critical metals
May 3, 2026
Past J-WAFS researcher Afreen Siddiqi awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship
May 1, 2026
Past J-WAFS PI featured on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk
April 30, 2026
MIT engineers find plants can sense the sound of rain
April 22, 2026
J-WAFS spinout raises $36 million to enter refining and chemicals sector
April 21, 2026
MIT study finds increased vulnerability in children to a carcinogen found in contaminated water
April 16, 2026
MIT researchers advance the global aquaculture market
April 14, 2026
J-WAFS PI argues governments should pave the way for urban farming
April 13, 2026
Building bridges across dryland research: J-WAFS at the GEAR Center-ICARDA Workshop
April 8, 2026
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Adela Chenyang Li
April 7, 2026
J-WAFS researchers use computer vision to augment fish monitoring
March 25, 2026
Barrio de Paz, La Pista: where land has no owner
March 18, 2026
The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability
March 18, 2026
MIT PhD student studies strategies to reduce dairy farm methane emissions
March 15, 2026
J-WAFS PI Amos Winter named MacVicar Faculty Fellow
March 12, 2026
J-WAFS PI Kate Brown releases book on the history of urban farming
March 6, 2026
J-WAFS PI finds "neutral" nitrous oxide can affect soil bacteria
February 27, 2026
MIT graduate works to hasten plant growth
February 27, 2026
Kripa Varanasi maps new debubbling framework
February 26, 2026
MIT engineering student models regenerative aquaculture at Arkansas fish farm
February 18, 2026
John H. Lienhard and Charles Harvey elected to NAE
February 10, 2026
T. Alan Hatton receives prize for innovation in engineering
February 5, 2026
Longtime J-WAFS researcher selected for 2026 Theodore Richards Medal
February 4, 2026
Mrinalini Penumaka awarded Guillemin Prize to conduct dissertation research abroad
January 26, 2026
Robbie Wilson interviewed by Dutch reporter Gemma Venhuizen
January 16, 2026
J-WAFS PIs work on models to improve water resilience in Mexico City
January 14, 2026
J-WAFS PI uncovers new method for selective crop breeding
January 8, 2026
Loza Tadesse and Bin Zhang honored for outstanding mentorship
January 8, 2026
J-WAFS researchers awarded Momentum Grants
January 1, 2026
2025
J-WAFS announces this year's water workshop grant recipient
December 16, 2025
Kripa Varanasi elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2025
December 15, 2025
MIT researcher is on a quest to protect water health
December 11, 2025
MIT hackathon tackles food insecurity
December 10, 2025
J-WAFS director honored as "Committed to Caring"
December 5, 2025
Arjav Shah awarded MIT Kuo Sharper Center fellowship
December 2, 2025
MIT Sea Grant allows students to explore aquaculture in Norway
December 1, 2025
The Harvest Box program connects students with local farm and fresh food
November 25, 2025