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Past J-WAFS PI elected American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
March 27, 2025
J-WAFS spinout AgZen significantly decreases agricultural runoff at a low cost
March 25, 2025
Using Geographic Information Science to map the intersection of mining, glaciers, and communities
March 19, 2025
2025
Past J-WAFS fellow recognized for her impactful contributions to the water sector
April 3, 2025
J-WAFS PI appointed director of MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory
April 2, 2025
J-WAFS PI publishes new paper on metamaterials
March 27, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI elected American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
March 27, 2025
J-WAFS spinout AgZen significantly decreases agricultural runoff at a low cost
March 25, 2025
Using Geographic Information Science to map the intersection of mining, glaciers, and communities
March 19, 2025
AI is being implemented to produce healthy, affordable, and resilient food
March 19, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI collaborates with local communities to develop sustainable plastic alternatives
March 13, 2025
Reflections on 10 years of J-WAFS research impact
March 12, 2025
J-WAFS supports interdisciplinary research that could launch a new approach to making agriculture more productive
March 12, 2025
J-WAFS progresses research from seed stage to commercialization
March 6, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI's study reports significant recovery of the Antarctic ozone layer
March 5, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang is appointed inaugural vice president for climate
March 3, 2025
Rohit Karnik is named the new director of J-WAFS
February 28, 2025
Professor Lydia Bourouiba researches how raindrops disrupt watery surfaces
February 21, 2025
Two J-WAFS PIs named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
February 20, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI and longtime friend of J-WAFS passes away at 84
February 20, 2025
MIT climate podcast unpacks the connection between food distribution and the use of fossil fuels
February 20, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025
February 19, 2025
J-WAFS celebrates 10th anniversary of supporting water and food research across MIT
February 19, 2025
Pivot Bio uses engineered microbes to produce nitrogen on farms across the U.S
February 13, 2025
MIT alum's nonprofit implements water treatment centers across Ghana
February 12, 2025
J-WAFS PI studies nitrogen cycling in marine microbes and how it impacts climate change
February 6, 2025
J-WAFS 10th anniversary faculty spotlight: Assistant Professor Sara Beery
February 6, 2025
J-WAFS at 10
February 3, 2025
MIT spinout reduces industrial wastewater through recycling, treatment, and purification
January 30, 2025
MIT researchers propose a carbon dioxide removal strategy that will increase food security
January 29, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI created a food science course centered around the physics and chemistry of coffee
January 28, 2025
MIT professor combats the world's most pressing environmental challenges
January 28, 2025
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student researches water quality in coastal ponds
January 22, 2025
MIT researchers propose a more sustainable method of producing ammonia
January 21, 2025
New J-PAL Policy Insight aims to increase small-scale farmers' access to agricultural markets
January 17, 2025
J-WAFS PI honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
January 15, 2025
J-WAFS project aims to replace harmful agrochemicals with microbes for sustainable agriculture
January 15, 2025
J-WAFS awards grants to two MIT solutions-oriented projects around water and food in India
January 13, 2025
Past J-WAFS PI designs filters that reduce waste and improve the environment
January 12, 2025
J-WAFS director's research improves wastewater management
January 7, 2025
MIT's Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellows cover water and food
January 6, 2025
Current J-WAFS PI wins the esteemed National Medal of Technology and Innovation
January 3, 2025
Research from MIT's Matteo Bucci could advance desalination
January 2, 2025
2024
J-WAFS Director John H. Lienhard V wins lifetime achievement award
December 27, 2024
J-WAFS fellow develops a new system that desalinates groundwater at low cost
December 23, 2024
MIT researchers develop a new method to detect drought stress in crops
December 16, 2024
J-WAFS PI Sara Beery selected as a Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellow
December 13, 2024
Past J-WAFS fellow leads research on novel material to fortify foods
December 6, 2024
J-WAFS researcher discusses the impact of mining on water resources
December 1, 2024
Science spotlights the J-WAFS-led FACT Alliance's Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability
November 26, 2024
MIT engineers model water filters after the filter-feeding mechanism of the mobula ray
November 25, 2024
Harmony Desalting leads the build of a small-scale, farm-based pilot desalination system
November 21, 2024
J-WAFS PI utilizes AI to address critical environmental challenges
November 19, 2024
MIT Industrial Liaison Program interviews J-WAFS PI Cem Tasan
November 14, 2024
Past J-WAFS fellow wins the 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition
November 14, 2024
Recent MIT graduate explores fast and affordable E. coli detection for water in Nepal
November 13, 2024
J-WAFS PI co-authors study on land-use strategies to limit global warming
November 13, 2024
Past J-WAFS PI works to enhance agricultural value chains in Guatemala
November 7, 2024
MIT DUSP student attends UNC Water and Health Conference
November 6, 2024
MIT researchers discuss water challenges in nickel extraction
November 1, 2024
Several J-WAFS PIs work to boost crop resilience in the face of climate change
November 1, 2024
The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability launches at World Food Prize
October 31, 2024
The New York Times discusses MIT spinout Pivot Bio's crop nutrition technology
October 24, 2024
MIT Industrial Liaison Program interviews J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst
October 24, 2024
J-WAFS PI discusses how climate change will impact cereal crops
October 23, 2024
Past J-WAFS PI explores the economic viability of salt marsh restoration for coastal protection
October 23, 2024
Past J-WAFS PI assesses the impact of climate change on daily life
October 22, 2024
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium awards J-WAFS PIs seed grants
October 21, 2024
J-WAFS researcher participates in panel on critical mineral governance
October 21, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Susy Jones
October 16, 2024
MIT Sloan alum starts food company
October 10, 2024
J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst shares her research in a short film
October 10, 2024
Colleagues from Community Jameel tour an MIT lab and learn about J-WAFS projects
October 8, 2024
J-WAFS PI interviewed by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program
October 7, 2024
MIT's innovation and entrepreneurship network advances J-WAFS projects
October 2, 2024
J-WAFS announces 2024 Travel Grantee to attend UNC Water and Health Conference
October 2, 2024
J-WAFS PI speaks to MIT President Sally Kornbluth about his water and food research
September 24, 2024
NBC Boston highlights a new water filtration material created by MIT researchers
September 18, 2024
The Climate Project at MIT launches effort to scale climate solutions
September 18, 2024
J-PAL explores mechanisms to improve the resilience of small-scale farmers
September 12, 2024
J-WAFS community member receives fellowship from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
September 12, 2024
MIT students gain valuable insights from Stockholm World Water Week
September 12, 2024
Students present food and agriculture startups at delta v Demo Day
September 11, 2024
J-WAFS PI co-develops a nature-based water filtration solution
September 6, 2024
Community Jameel and Shinshu University pilot a hand-pump water filter in rural India
September 6, 2024
Director of the J-WAFS-led FACT Alliance discusses beef consumption tradeoffs
September 4, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Jonathan Bessette
August 26, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Akash Ball
August 19, 2024
J-WAFS-funded brooder technology boosts poultry farming efficiency
August 12, 2024
Past J-WAFS PI discusses love of tinkering
August 9, 2024
J-WAFS Fellow leads startup to harness clean energy from aluminum
August 6, 2024
Past J-WAFS PI leads new Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
August 5, 2024
J-WAFS spinout AgZen launches new precision agriculture technology
July 30, 2024
Interagency working group on ocean and coastal mapping visits MIT Sea Grant
July 26, 2024
MIT PhD student seeks to balance economic growth with fisheries conservation
July 25, 2024
Past J-WAFS fellow researches new hydrogen fuel generation method
July 25, 2024
J-WAFS PIs join the leadership team of the Climate Project at MIT
July 24, 2024
J-WAFS PI receives one of the most prestigious positions in biomedical research
July 23, 2024
J-WAFS researcher discusses her work to boost crop resilience
July 18, 2024
Susan Solomon shares an optimistic view on the climate crisis
July 12, 2024
MIT engineers protect microbes that can be used in agriculture
July 5, 2024
J-WAFS spinout SiTration, Inc. pioneers the future of materials extraction
July 2, 2024
Chief editor of Nature Water visits MIT and meets with J-WAFS director
July 2, 2024
J-PAL explores evidence to improve access to and use of clean water
June 30, 2024
MIT film on water nominated for New England Emmy Award
June 27, 2024
J-PAL joins the Paris Peace Forum Coalition
June 21, 2024
MIT students receive win award for work on a J-WAFS Seed Grant project
June 14, 2024
J-WAFS announces 2024 Travel Grantees to attend World Water Week
June 11, 2024
J-WAFS researchers present agricultural projects to MIT alumni
June 7, 2024
J-WAFS spinout SiTration raises an $11.8 million seed round
June 5, 2024
J-WAFS awards seed grants to seven MIT projects in water and food
June 3, 2024
J-WAFS awards 2024 Animal Ag Grant
May 30, 2024
MIT researchers develop a method to remove lead
May 29, 2024
MIT student discusses D-Lab's impact on her water research
May 28, 2024
J-WAFS community member receives 2024 Kavanaugh Fellowship
May 22, 2024
J-WAFS researcher speaks at climate conference at the Vatican
May 22, 2024
J-WAFS PI transforms agriculture with nitrogen fixation innovations
May 22, 2024
J-WAFS PIs and others work with metal-organic frameworks
May 17, 2024
J-WAFS researcher discusses innovating a better RuBisCO at MIT
May 16, 2024
J-WAFS and MIT researchers remove lead from water
May 15, 2024
Ten MIT graduate students have been named 2024-25 Martin Fellows
May 13, 2024
J-WAFS PI receives NSF CAREER Award for climate mitigation research
May 9, 2024
J-WAFS spinout revolutionizes pesticide spraying
May 8, 2024
Two MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships
May 7, 2024
AgZen's cofounder discusses revolutionizing agricultural spraying
May 3, 2024
J-WAFS PI wins Doherty Professorship to take on “forever chemicals”
April 25, 2024
J-WAFS researchers discover an effect that can improve desalination
April 23, 2024
J-WAFS associate director honored with "Committed to Caring" award
April 22, 2024
J-WAFS PI discusses innovative climate solutions at MIT
April 22, 2024
MIT Phd candidate studies the effects of changing Arctic groundwater
April 19, 2024
MIT develops system to cut potent greenhouse gas emissions at dairy farms
April 19, 2024
MIT Sea Grant and J-WAFS project advances aquaculture
April 18, 2024
Former J-WAFS fellow discusses his company's industrial innovations
April 17, 2024
MIT Spinout awarded at Global Water Awards
April 17, 2024
Claire Walsh discusses J-PAL’s King Climate Action Initiative
April 17, 2024
J-WAFS PI studies early plant stress detection
April 17, 2024
J-WAFS PI discusses how higher levels of CO2 affect plants
March 28, 2024
J-WAFS PI devises an efficient way to convert CO2 to CO
March 27, 2024
J-WAFS PI develops a novel design to shield climate change effects
March 26, 2024
J-WAFS PI creates way to quantify climate change impacts
March 22, 2024
J-WAFS researchers examine the impacts of mining in Chile
March 22, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Scott Odell
March 21, 2024
J-WAFS PI outlines livestock grazing's mixed effects on climate change
March 15, 2024
J-WAFS spinout boosts pesticide potency while cutting its usage
March 12, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Nadia Christidi
March 11, 2024
J-WAFS PI designs sensor for detecting harmful water chemicals
March 11, 2024
J-WAFS PI leads MIT's new climate policy center
March 6, 2024
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Arjav Shah
March 4, 2024
J-WAFS PI discusses biochar and the carbon cycle
February 27, 2024
MIT researchers remotely map crops, field by field
February 15, 2024
MIT launches the Climate Project: A vision for a sustainable future
February 13, 2024
J-WAFS PI advocates for sustainable food solutions at music events
February 13, 2024
MIT researcher explains how mining lithium causes water impacts
February 12, 2024
MIT scholars illustrate India's environmental challenges
February 7, 2024
MIT delegation attends COP28 climate conference
February 6, 2024
J-WAFS researchers interviewed about zwitterionic hydrogel system
February 5, 2024
J-WAFS PI discusses impact of clean energy on agriculture and beyond
February 5, 2024
MIT's Jeremy Grergory discusses boosting natural carbon sinks
February 1, 2024
J-WAFS PI develops eco-friendly EV cathode to reduce cobalt pollution
January 18, 2024
MIT's Yang GEAR Center will work in water, food, and other areas
January 17, 2024
Community Jameel Chairman discusses the wonders of wetlands
January 12, 2024
Former student of J-WAFS director makes strides in desalination
January 11, 2024
J-WAFS researchers use hydrogels to eliminate micropollutants from water
January 9, 2024
2023
New study reveals modest impact of 'Food-as-Medicine' program in diabetes control
December 27, 2023
J-WAFS researchers seek to better understand water access in rural India
December 13, 2023
MIT campus goals in food, water, waste support decarbonization efforts
December 12, 2023
J-WAFS PI Fadel Adib receives Great Arab Minds award
December 7, 2023
MIT Joint Program report explores benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C
December 6, 2023
J-WAFS Fellow takes part in Community Jameel panel at COP28
December 5, 2023
Redesigning plastic requires navigating a series of trade-offs, says J-WAFS PI Brad Olsen
December 5, 2023
J-WAFS PI Susan Murcott collaborates with MIT climate clock teams
December 5, 2023
J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies for crops and food
December 3, 2023
J-WAFS researcher interviewed by PBS on the environmental impacts of mining
December 2, 2023
Bill Gates and Fady Jameel discuss food and farming on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai
December 1, 2023
J-WAFS signs COP28 Call to Action for transformation of food systems
December 1, 2023
The MIT Morningside Academy for Design awards Fellows
November 29, 2023
Elsa Olivetti brings a holistic approach to sustainability to her teaching, research, and coalition building
November 21, 2023
20 years of J-PAL: A celebratory event to mark the milestone includes discussions on agriculture and climate change
November 20, 2023
MIT student honored at the White House for innovations in water and more
November 20, 2023
J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst creates coating to protect bacteria for sustainable microbial fertilizer
November 15, 2023
Shaping the water future: MIT students' insights from the UNC Water & Health Conference 2023
November 13, 2023
J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Gokul Sampath
November 12, 2023
J-WAFS PI Bradley Olsen named American Physical Society Fellow
November 7, 2023
J-WAFS PI Larry Susskind leads course training MIT students to resolve clean energy conflicts
October 31, 2023
J-WAFS researchers uncover "photomolecular effect," fueling solar desalination breakthrough
October 31, 2023
J-WAFS PI César Terrer discusses how plants act as a crucial carbon sink amidst climate challenges
October 30, 2023
J-WAFS PI Greg Stephanopoulos receives the James E. Bailey Award
October 26, 2023
J-WAFS director John Lienhard discusses desalination on MIT's TILclimate podcast
October 26, 2023
With boots on the ground, MIT researchers build low-cost, solar-powered irrigation tools
October 25, 2023
MIT researcher takes action on industrial environmental contamination
October 24, 2023
MCSC Impact Fellow advances greenhouse gas solutions in agriculture
October 23, 2023
Rio Tinto and J-WAFS spinout SiTration recover compounds from mining wastewater
October 19, 2023
J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst one of two from MIT to receive a 2023 National Institutes of Health award
October 19, 2023
Spotlight on J-WAFS’ First Grand Challenge Project
October 16, 2023
J-WAFS Panel at 2023 ILP Sustainability Conference: Innovation in the Water Sector
October 16, 2023
Community Spotlight on Jie Yun
October 16, 2023
J-PAL and UM6P launch new agriculture research lab for Africa
October 10, 2023
J-WAFS fellow Peter Godart earns spot on Tech Review’s Under 35 list
October 6, 2023
PhD student Aja Grande explores Hawaiian culture and stewardship of 'āina, “that which feeds"
October 5, 2023
John Fernandez, ESI director and J-WAFS PI, attends Climate Week NYC
October 3, 2023
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces new cohort of students scholars
October 2, 2023
MIT Solve announces 2023 Indigenous Communities fellowship cohort
September 28, 2023
J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang and collaborators develop novel solar desalination system
September 27, 2023
Rob Fetell joins ESI Program on Mining and the Circular Economy (MCE)
September 25, 2023
MIT's STEX25 startup Adaviv revolutionizes crop production with AI-powered plant-level data insights
September 22, 2023
J-PAL studies how to improve farmer access to agricultural information
September 22, 2023
J-WAFS researchers show that ancient Amazonians produced dark earth likely for agriculture
September 20, 2023
J-WAFS PI leads MIT CSAIL's involvement with the new Global Center in AI and Biodiversity Change
September 18, 2023
MIT students gain valuable insights from World Water Week and Xylem Experts
September 15, 2023
J-WAFS PI Mary Gehring honored as first incumbent of the David Baltimore Chair in Biomedical Research
September 15, 2023
J-WAFS announces 2023 Travel Grantees to attend UNC Water & Health Conference
September 14, 2023
J-WAFS Spinout NONA Technologies present at MIT’s Demo Day event
September 12, 2023
WWF Director and MIT Alum Julia Kurnik ’06 prioritizes sustainable food solutions
September 11, 2023
J-WAFS awards Solutions Grants to Cem Tasan and Andrew Whittle and Fábio Duarte
September 7, 2023
J-WAFS PI Fadel Adib and colleagues develop underwater networking and communication device
September 6, 2023
J-PAL launches clean air and water labs with support from Community Jameel
August 29, 2023
Bio-input startup Pivot Bio soars past $100M revenue and appoints new CEO
August 29, 2023
J-WAFS PI Elfatih Eltahir cautions weather extremes
August 27, 2023
J-WAFS associate director and colleagues discover new method to detect contaminants in food, water, and clinical samples
August 25, 2023
M'Care and MIT students join forces to improve nutrient delivery to children across Nigeria
August 21, 2023
MIT spinout Gradiant partners with SpaceAge Labs to expand AI solutions for water infrastructure
July 28, 2023
J-WAFS welcomes Rohit Karnik as new associate director
July 27, 2023
J-WAFS PIs receive recognition by the School of Engineering
July 27, 2023
Wenzhe Jiao, of J-WAFS PI César Terrer’s lab, receives dissertation award
July 25, 2023
J-WAFS researchers build solar-powered evaporative cooling chamber
July 19, 2023
New mobile app can track supply chains and global food networks
July 17, 2023
J-WAFS PI takes inspiration from butterflies and mollusks to create color-changing materials
July 16, 2023
Human-caused climate change has changed the color of the ocean, disrupting the food chain
July 12, 2023
Jameel Observatory Head Guyo Malicha Roba gives CNN interview on famine and drought in East Africa
July 11, 2023
Lab-Grown meat presents climate benefits and commercial challenges
July 3, 2023
Environmental engineer Desirée Plata tackles agricultural methane emissions
June 29, 2023
Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT
June 29, 2023
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium publishes its 2022 Impact Report
June 29, 2023
J-WAFS PI John Fernández makes opening remarks at a panel on just energy transitions
June 23, 2023
MIT alumni develop a replacement for palm oil
June 22, 2023
MIT’s Climate Action Plan for 2030 is released
June 22, 2023
J-WAFS PI named head of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering
June 20, 2023
J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang develops a superabsorbent hydrogel material
June 15, 2023
Kevin Kung, of J-WAFS Spinout Takachar, gives keynote address at the MIT PKG IDEAS awards ceremony
June 12, 2023
J-WAFS PI is on a mission to uncover biodegradable polyesters
June 12, 2023
J-WAFS announces 2023 Travel Grantees to attend Stockholm World Water Week
June 8, 2023
MIT alum leads the way for sustainability in the beverage industry
June 7, 2023
J-WAFS researchers present at MIT’s Tech Reunion
June 6, 2023
MIT water and food clubs award innovation prize
June 5, 2023
J-WAFS PI transforms 3D printing from a niche technology into an industrial force
June 1, 2023
J-WAFS PIs receive 2023 MIT awards
May 26, 2023
A study from a J-WAFS PI suggests that river erosion can shape fish evolution
May 25, 2023
J-WAFS PI discusses how croplands can help mitigate climate change
May 24, 2023
MIT takes action on the climate crisis
May 22, 2023
Bananas can tell us a lot about our supply chain
May 22, 2023
J-WAFS PI receives Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative award from the U.S. Department of Defense
May 18, 2023
J-WAFS PI named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
May 17, 2023
J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients
May 17, 2023
MIT spinout reaches a billion-dollar valuation cleaning up industrial wastewater
May 17, 2023
JWAFS PIs elected to the National Academy of Science
May 16, 2023
MA State Senator Mike Barrett describes the state’s progress in tackling global warming
May 15, 2023
Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land
May 10, 2023
J-WAFS PI discusses the U.S. Infrastructure Deal
May 10, 2023
J-WAFS PI creates a color-changing wrap that indicates when food has spoiled
May 10, 2023
J-WAFS researchers featured in Newsweek for their desalination technology
May 10, 2023
J-WAFS, MITEI, and ESI collaborate on successful student poster session
May 9, 2023
MIT & Community Jameel pilot agriculture project
May 8, 2023
J-WAFS researcher participates in a sustainable design event
May 3, 2023
J-WAFS researcher teaches a water & sanitation course that looks into the war in Ukraine
May 2, 2023
J-WAFS researcher says mining causes socio-environmental, water-related concerns in Latin America
May 1, 2023
Pivot Bio, cofounded by J-WAFS PI, replaces synthetic nitrogen on nearly 1M acres of farmland
April 24, 2023
JWAFS PI elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2023
April 24, 2023
J-WAFS PIs assist students in the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium's Scholars Program
April 21, 2023
MIT student is developing a real-time monitoring system to track ocean acidification
April 19, 2023
J-WAFS PI and MIT researchers identify a rare, absorbent material
April 18, 2023
Bruce Crawford makes the Poets & Quants 2023 Best & Brightest MBA list
April 17, 2023
2023-24 J-WAFS Fellows announced
April 13, 2023
Kripa Varanasi prevents fouling in photobioreactors
April 13, 2023
Impacts of Rainfall Shocks on Out-migration in Türkiye
April 13, 2023
The MIT Beekeepers Club highlights the importance of bees in the food system
April 11, 2023
J-WAFS PI helps develop a new microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants
April 11, 2023
J-WAFS community members win 2023 Image Awards
April 10, 2023
J-WAFS researchers present to the MIT Alumni Energy, Environment, and Sustainability Network
April 5, 2023
J-WAFS researchers participate in ILP’s 2023 AgTech Webinar
April 5, 2023
Key takeaways from the 45th MIT Global Change Forum
April 4, 2023
“Big Poultry,” won a national award from MIT's Knight Science Journalism Program
April 3, 2023
J-WAFS PI creates a multidisciplinary climate change curriculum for high schools
March 22, 2023
J-WAFS PI helps create unique labels to combat the selling of fake seeds
March 22, 2023
J-WAFS Travel grantee prototyped a solar water desalination system for humanitarian emergencies
March 21, 2023
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought
March 20, 2023
J-WAFS students come together for World Water Day Event
March 20, 2023
PFAS - A pressing problem plaguing water
March 20, 2023
J-WAFS student works to design cities without inequities
March 17, 2023
J-WAFS researchers participate in Sustainability Connect 2023
March 10, 2023
Malden Catholic High School students spend time in the lab of J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst
March 10, 2023
Novel robot makes farming more sustainable
March 9, 2023
First nanosensor to detect plant growth hormones could have transformative applications for agriculture
March 7, 2023
J-WAFS PI is shaping the future of energy as ARPA-E's new director
March 6, 2023
Digital debit cards help Indonesia’s poor receive food supplies
March 2, 2023
J-WAFS PI Yogesh Surendranath helps make white phosphorus production more sustainable
February 21, 2023
An heiress is to thank for funding MIT technology for Boston’s first wastewater system
February 21, 2023
![Elena Sobrino sitting behind Gilberto Esparza’s Plantas autofotosinthéticas [Autophotosynthetic Plants]](/sites/default/files/styles/news_thumbnail/public/imce/events/2023/Feb/Elena%20Sobrino%20Event.png?itok=KDhGWQWv)
Graduate Student Talk with J-WAFS student Elena Sobrino
February 17, 2023
J-WAFS PIs Kripa Varanasi and Alan Hatton research the removal of carbon dioxide from oceans.
February 16, 2023
J-WAFS PI Elfatih Eltahir elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2023
February 14, 2023
MIT team working on a J-WAFS Animal Agriculture grant travels to Africa
February 6, 2023
J-WAFS PI's student works to make small, disposable plastics more effectively recycled
February 5, 2023
Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning
February 5, 2023
J-WAFS Solutions grant spinout SiTration is pioneering new separation processes for materials extraction
January 25, 2023
J-WAFS PI uses wireless technologies to sense the world in a new way
January 24, 2023
J-WAFS PI receives the 2023 Marion Milligan Mason Award
January 19, 2023
Mixing it up for the holidays: MIT's departments, labs, and centers take part in festivities
January 5, 2023
2022
Solar panels are the newest crop found on the farm
December 28, 2022
MIT researchers work to make manufacturing greener
December 22, 2022
J-WAFS PI appointed director of U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
December 22, 2022
Article on J-WAFS desalination project is a top MIT research story of 2022
December 21, 2022
J-WAFS researchers develop new technology that could cut pesticide use in half
December 20, 2022
MIT researcher works to design efficient supply chains to improve food waste and access to nutrition in underserved communities
December 19, 2022
MIT grad student researches toxins in water
December 19, 2022
J-WAFS researcher Ken Strzepek explains how climate change impacts are responsible for many crises today
December 13, 2022
J-WAFS Research Affiliate Xylem, Inc. discusses alliance with MIT
December 8, 2022
J-WAFS fellows attend Earthshot Prize Awards
December 7, 2022
MIT alum co-founds Moringa Connect to support farmers in Ghana
December 7, 2022
J-WAFS PI Noelle Selin researches how to maximize the health benefits of wind power
December 2, 2022
MIT conference explores ways to minimize the social and environmental impacts of mining
December 1, 2022
MIT's D-Lab marks 20 years of empowering communities
December 1, 2022
Study shows that small actions could have a big impact in reducing health impacts from crop burning in India
November 30, 2022
Members of the J-WAFS community attended COP27 to present on urgent climate concerns
November 29, 2022
J-WAFS PI uses additive manufacturing for more innovative, resource efficient, and resilient supply chains
November 28, 2022
J-WAFS PI Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli uses cutting-edge design techniques paired with machine learning to assess and improve materials
November 28, 2022
J-WAFS PI Otto Cordero tries to uncover answers surrounding ecosystems
November 22, 2022
Nonabah Lane, MIT community member and specialist in agriculture & water science, dies at 46
November 15, 2022
MIT alum founded company Air Protein creates a meat alternative to address the climate crisis
November 15, 2022
J-WAFS fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems
November 10, 2022
MIT alumni founded company launches palm oil alternative to mitigate deforestation and climate impacts
November 3, 2022
J-WAFS hosts first lecture on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
October 21, 2022
J-WAFS and MIT community members win IDA Innovation Forum Awards
October 20, 2022
Winners announced for the 2022 J-WAFS World Food Day Student Video Competition: MIT Research for a Food Secure Future
October 14, 2022
J-WAFS PI and other MIT researchers find that an electrical oscillation system could have applications in monitoring water pollution
October 13, 2022
MIT student works to develop a water sanitation system for use in Pakistan
October 13, 2022
First place MADMEC winner identifies sustainable materials to efficiently keep greenhouses cool
October 13, 2022
J-WAFS PI Lawrence Susskind explores the ins and outs of water diplomacy for more effective water management
October 12, 2022
J-WAFS PI Elfatih Eltahir says crops in Europe are vulnerable to extreme heat in coming years
October 11, 2022
MIT researcher develops technology to convert methane into CO2 at dairy farms
October 11, 2022
MIT researchers create robotic insects that could be used to pollinate crops in space
October 8, 2022
MIT spinout company developing technology for raw milk testing on farms selected for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022
October 6, 2022
The J-WAFS-led FACT Alliance hosts workshop on the future of food security
October 5, 2022
MIT scientists map the effects of high-fat diets on cells, genes, and cellular pathways
October 4, 2022
J-WAFS PI Caroline Uhler wins 2022 NIH New Innovator Award
October 4, 2022
J-WAFS spinout company Takachar develops technology to convert agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel
September 29, 2022
J-WAFS PI develops an underwater camera for monitoring ocean pollution or the health of fish raised in aquaculture farms
September 26, 2022
J-WAFS funded project develops a passive cooling system for food preservation
September 20, 2022
A new MIT study shows how sources of state and sensory information converge to guide food-seeking behavior
September 15, 2022
J-WAFS PI Patrick Doyle is AIChE's 2022 Alpha Chi Sigma Award Recipient
September 15, 2022
MIT students glean knowledge of water-related issues and solutions from Stockholm World Water Week and experts at Xylem, Inc., a J-WAFS Research Affiliate
September 13, 2022
MIT's Climate Action Plan for the Decade seeks to eliminate campus carbon emissions
September 12, 2022
J-WAFS director John Lienhard and team win $150,000 in More Water Less Concentrate prize competition
September 9, 2022
J-WAFS awards $150K Solutions grant to Patrick Doyle and team for system to remove micropollutants from water
September 7, 2022
Canadian facility to turn plant oils from food crops into renewable diesel
September 6, 2022
MIT scientists discover neurons that light up when people see food
August 25, 2022
J-WAFS' Greg Sixt serves as guest speaker for new MISTI course
August 25, 2022
Student from J-WAFS PI Julia Ortony's lab invents nanomaterial for water treatment
August 24, 2022
Seismometer use for cost-effective groundwater management during megadroughts
August 22, 2022
J-WAFS executive director Renee Robins and others discuss the need for food systems transformation
August 17, 2022
MIT Sloan professor's new book addresses the need for hybrid crop development and other climate adaptation measures
August 17, 2022
J-WAFS PI Charles Harvey discusses potential pitfalls of the CCS subsidies included in the Inflation Reduction Act
August 16, 2022
Gradiant develops efficient water purification system to address increasing drought
August 9, 2022
New J-WAFS-led project, supported by Community Jameel, combats food insecurity
August 9, 2022
J-WAFS spinout company reveals new food safety technology
August 9, 2022
J-WAFS PI Gabriella Carolini's new book explores equitable development in the Global South
August 4, 2022
CEO of J-WAFS spinout company Nona Desalination discusses solving the water crisis
August 3, 2022
MIT D-Lab researchers experiment with evaporative cooling for produce preservation
July 28, 2022
MIT alum creates biotechnology to increase cassava shelf life
July 24, 2022
Takachar develops small-scale, low-cost equipment for waste biomass conversion
July 21, 2022
J-WAFS spinout company develops a way to reduce smoke emissions from agri-waste
July 20, 2022
J-WAFS PI discovers an alternative for microplastics in the agriculture industry
July 20, 2022
J-WAFS PI Colette Heald receives a 2022 MIT School of Engineering Award
July 19, 2022
MIT graduate student improves food security in the Boston area
July 13, 2022
Recent graduates, including a past J-WAFS fellow, reflect on MIT experience
July 12, 2022
Fady Jameel says J-WAFS is advancing the food of the future
July 12, 2022
MIT researchers, including a past J-WAFS PI, design efficient new surfaces for boiling water
July 12, 2022
MIT summer 2022 recommended reading list features work from J-WAFS PI
July 8, 2022
MIT spinout company develops new 'superplant' technology for livestock feed
July 7, 2022
J-WAFS PI John Hart and team use 3D printing to advance sustainable manufacturing
July 3, 2022
J-WAFS PI Kripa Varanasi and team develop new water purification system
July 1, 2022
Fadel Adib and team create robot that retrieves buried objects
June 29, 2022
MIT alumni make hydropower infrastructure that protects rivers and fish
June 29, 2022
Recipient of the 2022 J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems announced
June 24, 2022
J-WAFS PI Elfatih Eltahir explains how climate change exacerbates extreme heat scenarios
June 23, 2022
J-WAFS to send students to Stockholm World Water Week
June 16, 2022
MIT Water Affordability Workshop explores solutions to America’s water affordability crisis
June 15, 2022
MIT researchers use beer yeast to remove lead from water
June 13, 2022
J-WAFS PI Gang Chen receives 2022 Bose grant for ambitious ideas
June 13, 2022
Ariel Furst named 2024 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
June 7, 2022
MIT economists find that international trade can widen the income gap
June 7, 2022
MITOS student researcher targets food waste on campus
June 6, 2022
J-WAFS PI Dan Frey receives 2022 Teaching with Digital Technology Award
June 6, 2022
J-WAFS PI Gabriella Carolini wins Ashby prize for most innovative paper
June 5, 2022
MIT alumni develop an optical milk scanner to help farmers measure cow health
June 3, 2022
Encouraging women faculty at MIT to pursue entrepreneurship in biotech
May 31, 2022
J-WAFS PI designs recyclable light-powered catalysts to aid manufacturing processes
May 27, 2022
MIT alumni-founded company uses crops to cut steel emissions
May 26, 2022
J-WAFS PI electrifying copper production
May 24, 2022
MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge awardees include teams innovating in water and food
May 23, 2022
MIT's Living Climate Futures initiative showcases holistic approaches to the climate crisis
May 23, 2022
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces inaugural MCSC seed award recipients
May 23, 2022
J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients
May 20, 2022
Aerospace experts are improving animal waste disposal on small farms
May 18, 2022
J-WAFS spinout company NoNa Desalination wins MIT $100K competition
May 16, 2022
MITOS Senior Sustainability Project Manager weighs in on healthy, local food access
May 6, 2022
This portable, solar-powered device purifies seawater on demand
May 5, 2022
J-WAFS director elected to International Desalination Association's 2022-2024 Board of Directors
April 29, 2022
2022 Water Innovation Prize competition features a variety of solutions to global water challenges
April 29, 2022
J-WAFS researchers build a portable desalination unit to generate clean drinking water
April 28, 2022
Five MIT PhD students awarded 2022 J-WAFS fellowships for water and food solutions
April 22, 2022
Climate Grand Challenges showcase event highlights five flagship projects
April 22, 2022
Climate clock counts down over Cambridge to raise awareness of climate change
April 22, 2022
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering hosts its first Health of the Planet Showcase
April 21, 2022
Climate Grand Challenges project revolutionizing agriculture with low-emissions, resilient crops
April 19, 2022
MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer
April 19, 2022
MIT researchers create platform to help front-line communities adapt to climate change
April 19, 2022
Meet the 2022 Rabobank - MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize finalists
April 19, 2022
Meet the 2022 Water Innovation Prize finalists
April 19, 2022
MIT researchers advancing weather risk modeling in the face of changing weather extremes
April 15, 2022
3 MIT students awarded 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
April 14, 2022
Developing electricity-powered alternatives to carbon-intensive industrial processes
April 14, 2022
Evelyn Wang and team design a heat engine that absorbs and stores energy from renewable sources
April 13, 2022
Climate Grand Challenges project uses computer science to address climate change
April 13, 2022
MIT Banana Lounge distributes thousands of bananas every day for free
April 12, 2022
Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
April 11, 2022
MIT Climate & Energy Prize finalists working to solve complex issues in agriculture
April 7, 2022
J-WAFS PI awarded BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation
April 7, 2022
Using electrochemistry to design catalysts for sustainable fuels
April 4, 2022
J-WAFS PI Fadel Adib wins ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award
April 4, 2022
Creating scientific partnerships can help tackle food insecurity in the Middle East
March 31, 2022
How molecular biology could reduce global food insecurity
March 29, 2022
Using materials science to decrease hazardous runoff from agricultural sprays
March 28, 2022
J-WAFS PI develops membrane material that could reduce carbon emission from gas purification processes
March 25, 2022
J-WAFS PI improving agriculture with chemical engineering
March 25, 2022
J-WAFS PI uses hydrogels to solve challenges in medicine and engineering
March 23, 2022
World Water Day 2022
March 22, 2022
World Water Day 2022 Research Highlight: Enhancing water equity and access programs
March 22, 2022
World Water Day 2022 Research Highlight: Disinfecting drinking water inexpensively
March 22, 2022
World Water Day 2022 Research Highlight: Improving groundwater desalination devices
March 22, 2022
World Water Day 2022 Research Highlight: Filtering arsenic from drinking water in South Asia
March 22, 2022
World Water Day 2022 Research Highlight: Decreasing arsenic exposure in Bangladesh
March 22, 2022
J-WAFS World Water Day 2022 Groundwater Podcast
March 22, 2022
J-WAFS PI creates carbon fibers out of petroleum residue
March 18, 2022
J-WAFS PI discusses Climate Grand Challenges project
March 17, 2022
J-WAFS director discusses repurposing California nuclear plant to provide clean water and energy
March 17, 2022
J-WAFS led FACT Alliance op-ed in new issue of International Affairs Forum: Climate Change and Energy
March 15, 2022
J-WAFS PI develops waterless technology to clean solar panels
March 11, 2022
President Biden nominates J-WAFS PI for Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
March 9, 2022
Using soap to remove micropollutants from water
March 9, 2022
J-WAFS PI featured in The Washington Post for International Women's Day
March 8, 2022
J-WAFS PI discusses Climate Grand Challenges project
March 4, 2022
J-WAFS PI co-teaches revamped engineering design and rapid prototyping course
March 4, 2022
J-WAFS spinout company named an "MIT clean tech company to watch"
March 3, 2022
New MIT study predicts 2.8° C of warming without a globally coordinated effort to reduce emissions
March 1, 2022
School of Engineering welcomes 17 new faculty members
February 28, 2022
MIT Office of Sustainability working to lower the climate impact of campus food
February 25, 2022
MIT entrepreneurs found company to remove toxic seaweed from beaches with help from J-WAFS PI
February 25, 2022
MIT senior advancing sustainable structural design and building methods in Africa
February 23, 2022
J-WAFS postdoc researcher Kevin Kung co-founds organic fertilizer company
February 17, 2022
J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang and team develop new solar-powered desalination system
February 14, 2022
Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists
February 14, 2022
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium supports undergraduate research
February 3, 2022
MIT alumni-founded company reduces methane emissions from landfills
February 2, 2022
MIT professor Siqi Zheng studies the social impacts of air pollution
February 1, 2022
Five MIT faculty honored as 2021 AAAS Fellows
January 26, 2022
Three J-WAFS PIs honored as AAAS Fellows
January 26, 2022
MIT Technology Review's January issue explores the world's water issues
January 19, 2022
J-WAFS PI Charlie Harvey receives editor's highlight in Eos
January 19, 2022
MIT alum founds healthy and affordable fast food restaurant in Boston
January 19, 2022
MIT ESI journalism fellows connect climate change to local issues around the U.S.
January 19, 2022
J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang & team discover new process to alter the wettability of surfaces
January 17, 2022
J-WAFS fellow Hilary Johnson featured on Pumps & Systems podcast
January 17, 2022
MIT alum reducing environmental injustice with solutions in water, agriculture, and sanitation
January 12, 2022
MIT Water Summit discusses climate resilience in coastal communities
January 11, 2022
J-WAFS PI Brad Olsen co-leads students in developing reusable beverage cups for Delta
January 11, 2022
MIT Knight Journalism Fellow links agriculture and climate change to soil degradation and air pollution
January 6, 2022
MIT alumni-founded company is reducing food waste to increase access to affordable foods
January 5, 2022
MIT students tour nonprofit grocer to learn about local food security and sustainability efforts
January 5, 2022
J-WAFS PI Karthish Manthiram concludes his appointment as assistant professor of ChemE
January 4, 2022
2021
Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters
December 27, 2021
J-WAFS Fellow Hilary Johnson named a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree
December 20, 2021
Groundwater rise poses significant risks for coastal communities and infrastructure
December 13, 2021
J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst and colleagues created a coating for microbes that can be used in agricultural applications
December 10, 2021
MIT students and researchers from MIT Sea Grant are developing a robot that can flip oyster bags, advancing aquaculture
December 8, 2021
J-WAFS PI Alex Slocum elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
December 7, 2021
CNBC publishes article detailing J-WAFS director's research on extending the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
December 1, 2021
MIT-founded startup Spoiler Alert raises $11M in funding to grow work in mitigating food waste
December 1, 2021
Food tech company launched by MIT alum reinvents itself after COVID-19
December 1, 2021
J-WAFS PI Rajeev Ram part of research team that developed a method for early detection of bacterial infection in crops
November 30, 2021
J-WAFS PI Ariel Furst selected as a finalist for the 2021 Future Founders Initiative Prize Competition
November 30, 2021
LA Times op-ed supports research from J-WAFS director John Lienhard on Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
November 21, 2021
Delegates from across MIT attended UN climate change conference, COP26 to “keep 1.5 alive”
November 17, 2021
The Washington Post Editorial Board supports recent report on Diablo Canyon co-written by J-WAFS Director John Lienhard
November 16, 2021
Takachar, co-led by J-WAFS Solutions and India grant recipient Kevin Kung, won the Earthshot Prize
November 9, 2021
J-WAFS launches the Food and Climate Systems Transformation Alliance at COP 26
November 9, 2021
J-WAFS Director John Lienhard answers Q&A on Diablo Canyon desalination research
November 8, 2021
J-WAFS PI Taylor Perron featured on Under the Radar podcast
October 22, 2021
MIT PhD student using machine learning to improve seaweed aquaculture
October 22, 2021
J-WAFS PIs Jeffrey Grossman and Karthish Manthiram honored with Committed to Caring Award
October 22, 2021
MIT ESI Journalism Fellow documents environmental racism in North Carolina
October 20, 2021
J-WAFS PI featured on WCVB’s Chronicle
October 19, 2021
J-WAFS PI Karen Zheng builds systems that help smallholder farmers
October 17, 2021
J-WAFS launches video series for World Food Day 2021
October 14, 2021
Researchers at MIT including J-WAFS PI Fadel Adib developed robot that finds lost items
October 5, 2021
J-WAFS PI Susan Solomon announced as one of the recipients of the 2021 Future of Life award
October 4, 2021
J-WAFS Solutions grant spinout company receives Unreasonable Impact Fellowship
October 1, 2021
J-WAFS PI Taylor Perron awarded MacArthur Fellowship
September 28, 2021
MIT engineers including J-WAFS fellow Huanhuan Tian design method to remove contaminants in water
September 22, 2021
MIT appoints new members to join the Climate Nucleus as a part of MIT's “Fast Forward" climate action plan
September 17, 2021
Research collaboration puts climate-resilient crops in sight
September 17, 2021
MIT Media Lab spinoff Sourcemap allows for end-to-end supply chain transparency including in food and agriculture
September 13, 2021
Nanosensors developed at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology detect plant hormones
September 13, 2021
MIT fusion project lends hope for carbon-free energy after superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records
September 8, 2021
Associate Director of Community Jameel published op-ed on the climate emergency and taking action
September 2, 2021
J-WAFS fellow Hilary Johnson interviewed about her innovative centrifugal pump in Ground Water Canada
August 31, 2021
J-WAFS announces 2021 Solutions program grants for commercialization of water and food technologies
August 30, 2021
J-WAFS co-hosts independent food systems summit dialogues
August 13, 2021
J-WAFS funded doctoral student publishes research on pumping systems in Applied Energy
August 9, 2021
Malden River Works (MRW) project boosts social resilience and environmental justice
August 4, 2021
MIT-led research team designs graphene foam filter to extract uranium from drinking water
August 4, 2021
J-WAFS PI co-founds company helping manufacturers separate chemical compounds
August 3, 2021
J-WAFS PI develops vapor-collection technology that saves water and clears the air at power plants
August 3, 2021
J-WAFS Solutions grant spinout pilots a cutting edge energy efficiency project
July 29, 2021
J-WAFS PI Elfatih Eltahir publishes research on Egyptian water consumption in Nature Communications
July 23, 2021
Pivot Bio co-founded by J-WAFS PI Chris Voigt raises $430 million in funding
July 23, 2021
J-WAFS PI Rohit Karnik appointed to the Tata Professorship
July 22, 2021
Team at J-WAFS Director John Lienhard's lab named finalists for national desalination prize
July 17, 2021
J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli engineers seed coating to tackle water shortages
July 8, 2021
J-WAFS PI Karthish Manthiram named 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
June 14, 2021
MIT Alumni Feature: Using transportation logistics to feed the world
June 9, 2021
Former J-WAFS Fellow Zijay Tang interviewed about his environmental sensor research
June 1, 2021
MIT.nano launches START.nano accelerator
May 25, 2021
J-WAFS PI Susan Solomon delivers Killian Lecture
May 19, 2021
MIT J-WAFS announces the award of eight new grants in seventh round of seed funding
May 12, 2021
Three MIT PhD Students Awarded J-WAFS Fellowships for Water Solutions For 2021-2022
May 12, 2021
MIT unveils a new action plan to tackle the climate crisis
May 12, 2021
3 Questions with J-WAFS fellow Nadia Christidi
May 12, 2021
J-WAFS sponsored project on desalination membranes covered in Tech Xplore
May 11, 2021
Winners announced for the 2021 MIT Water Innovation Prize
May 10, 2021
J-WAFS research team develops a novel technique to combat membrane fouling
May 10, 2021
J-WAFS PIs team up to fortify crops for climate resilience
April 30, 2021
Winners announced for the 2021 Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
April 30, 2021
J-WAFS-funded graduate student wins prestigious national prize for student inventors
April 26, 2021
J-WAFS student among top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
April 26, 2021
Susan Murcott, MIT D-Lab installs climate clock on green building
April 24, 2021
J-WAFS fellow Nadia Christidi awarded Ocean Fellowship
April 23, 2021
J-WAFS PI Caroline Uhler applies genomic networking expertise to human and plant biology
April 6, 2021
J-WAFS fellow + PIs develop microbeads to encase pollution-detecting biosensors
April 5, 2021
J-WAFS PI develops a robot that senses hidden objects using penetrative radio frequency
April 4, 2021
Winners announced for the 2021 J-WAFS World Water Day video competition: MIT research for a water secure future
March 30, 2021
J-WAFS-funded xylem water filter featured in Popular Science
March 30, 2021
J-WAFS researchers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
March 25, 2021
Director John Lienhard reflects on J-WAFS's relationship with Community Jameel
March 22, 2021
J-WAFS PI Susan Murcott is transforming lives through water and mentorship
March 21, 2021
J-WAFS PI Noelle Selin’s new book dives into the history of mercury
March 18, 2021
MIT Office of Sustainability unveils new climate resiliency dashboard
March 11, 2021
MIT Alumni Feature: Startup empowers women to improve access to safe drinking water
March 7, 2021
MIT spinout Spoiler Alert tackles greenhouse gas emissions and food waste
March 5, 2021
PI Julia Ortony's nanostructures featured in Physics Today
March 1, 2021
2017 Water Innovation Prize Winner change:WATER Labs improves sanitation through no-power toilet
February 23, 2021
Fady Jameel discusses the key role water plays in global development
February 22, 2021
J-WAFS PIs Fadel Adib and Karthish Manthiram named Sloan Research Fellows
February 19, 2021
The catalyzing potential of J-WAFS seed grants
February 18, 2021
J-WAFS fellow Zijay Tang tackles overlooked environmental challenges with Syn-SCOBY
February 7, 2021
MechE Student Orisa Cooms fights for social justice through her food and water research
February 5, 2021
J-WAFS PIs establish new initiative to transform supply chains and advance food safety
February 3, 2021
PI Julia Ortony inspired by Kevlar to create super-strong nanostructures
January 26, 2021
The water purification potential of J-WAFS PI Julia Ortony’s super-strong nanostructures
January 25, 2021
J-WAFS PI Susan Solomon receives 2021 National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society
January 21, 2021
MIT-developed method for lab-grown plants could lead to alternatives in forestry and farming
January 20, 2021
Lab-grown plants engineered at MIT revolutionize how we think about crop land use
January 20, 2021
J-WAFS PI Joann de Zegher transforming global supply chain sustainability
January 20, 2021
Ortony Lab's nanostructure work highlighted in German scientific magazine
January 18, 2021
MIT VP for Research tapped for key Biden administration post
January 15, 2021
The catalyzing potential of J-WAFS Seed Grants
January 13, 2021
MIT spinout Sandymount Technologies acquired by Alfa-Laval
January 12, 2021
J-WAFS fellow Zijay Tang creates a water filtering biomaterial inspired by kombucha tea
January 11, 2021
MIT Alumni Feature: Improving crop yields through algae research
January 6, 2021
New portable device can quickly detect plant stress
January 4, 2021
2020
J-WAFS PI Fadel Adib and his research were featured on CBS News
December 23, 2020
MIT D-LAB and USAID have put out a new publication co-written by J-WAFS Fellow Jonars Spielberg
December 21, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Quinoa pioneer’s industry impacts profiled in Technology Review
December 18, 2020
Anthropology professor Amy Moran-Thomas is using her research to connect climate change, the food web, and human health
December 18, 2020
The MIT Technology Review has named the January 2021 edition of their magazine "The Food Issue"
December 18, 2020
Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize has been featured on the AgFunder Weekly Newsletter
December 17, 2020
An MIT class led by J-WAFS PI Susan Murcott is working to install a Climate Clock at MIT
December 16, 2020
Research by Former J-WAFS PI Michael Strano aims to detect underground arsenic with plant-based sensors
December 14, 2020
The MIT Water Summit brings international audiences together in discussion about resilience
December 7, 2020
Event - Nano Explorations: Fluorescent Janus droplet and its application in biosensing of Listeria Monocytogenes
December 7, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Agricultural entrepreneur Sarah Nolet profiled by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
December 7, 2020
J-WAFS PI Saurabh Amin is using systems theory to tackle electricity, transportation, and water issues
December 6, 2020
International Water Technology Company Leveraging Big Data for COVID-19 Tracking Joins J-WAFS as New Research Affiliate
December 2, 2020
A project by J-WAFS PI Gang Chen sterilizing medical equipment with solar powered steam has been featured on The Economist
November 28, 2020
Former J-WAFS PI Christopher Knittel talks with J-PAL about consumer responses to environmental and energy policies
November 16, 2020
MIT highlights waste stream contamination research with pilot studies
November 13, 2020
J-WAFS announces RFP for seventh round of seed funding
November 11, 2020
The Alliance for Climate Change and Food Systems Research
November 11, 2020
MIT spinout The Engine has funded Biobot, a wastewater epidemiology company
October 27, 2020
J-WAFS PI Yogesh Surendranath is making waves with his work in developing electrochemical reactions
October 23, 2020
MIT Sea Grant is partnering with local fisheries to provide food to communities impacted by COVID-19
October 19, 2020
Winners Announced for the 2020 J-WAFS World Food Day Video Competition: MIT Research for a Food Secure Future
October 16, 2020
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya
October 16, 2020
Professor Evelyn Wang is receiving attention for her J-WAFS funded work that aims to improve water supply
October 14, 2020
New studies are showing that intensive farming worldwide is threatening the Paris Climate Accord.
October 7, 2020
MIT Alumni Tackling Global Challenges in Water and Food
October 6, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Charlene Ren on Tackling Food and Water Challenges After Graduation
October 5, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Kevin Kung on Tackling Food and Water Challenges After Graduation
October 5, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Shreya Dave on Tackling Food and Water Challenges After Graduation
October 5, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Tiziana Smith on Tacking Food and Water Challenges After Graduation
October 5, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Sarah Nolet on Tackling Food and Water Challenges After Graduation
October 5, 2020
MIT Climate Portal Explainer: Food Systems and Agriculture
October 2, 2020
Shreya Dave, CEO of J-WAFS spinout ViaSeparations, has been featured on the MIT Energy Initiatve Podcast
September 21, 2020
MIT spinout SourceTrace is using technology to help farmers improve their supply chains worldwide
September 10, 2020
J-WAFS PIs Benedetto Marelli and John Hart have teamed up to create and manufacture an innovative new food sensor
September 9, 2020
New publication assessing the intersection of water and energy policy
September 3, 2020
J-WAFS Announces 2020 Grant Supporting Research to Improve the Sustainability of Animal Agriculture Systems
August 4, 2020
Quantum Wei, member of the Leinhard Group and co-founder of Harmony Desal, has been featured on the MIT Energy Initiative Podcast.
August 3, 2020
J-WAFS PI Christopher Voigt co-leads biological engineering capstone class focused on the theme of food and water security
July 23, 2020
J-WAFS researchers featured in the Boston Globe's "The Future of Food" section
July 19, 2020
International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam recognizes J-WAFS Director John Lienhard's research
July 9, 2020
J-WAFS seed grant PI Yogesh Surendranath receives tenure along with nine other MIT professors
July 7, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Regional Director for Xylem Singapore Delph Mak featured in Xylem's One Minute in Water Series
July 6, 2020
The MIT Environmental Solution Initiative's Rapid Response Group tackles the reasons behind MIT’s dropping recycling rate.
July 2, 2020
Twelve MIT faculty have been honored with "Committed to Caring" awards in 2020. Among them, J-WAFS PIs Lawrence Susskind and Colette Heald
June 30, 2020
MIT J-WAFS announces the award of eight new grants in sixth round of seed funding
June 17, 2020
J-WAFS Announces 2020 Grants Supporting Innovative Research Addressing Water and Food Challenges in India
June 16, 2020
A new study conducted by J-WAFS PI Chris Knittel suggests that racial discrimination has led to disproportionate numbers of Covid cases in Black communities across the US
June 15, 2020
J-WAFS student researcher David Warsinger has been named one of the MIT Tech Review's 2020 "35 Innovators under 35"
June 15, 2020
Seven MIT PhD Students Recognized by the J-WAFS Fellowships for Water Solutions Program for 2020-2021
June 9, 2020
J-WAFS PI Karthish Manthiram has devised a way to electrochemically produce ammonia from nothing more than air and water
June 9, 2020
A 2017 Rabobank-MIT Food Innovation Prize-winning startup group has found a solution that could dramatically reduce plastic packaging for produce
June 5, 2020
A Community Message from J-WAFS Director John H. Lienhard V
June 4, 2020
An MIT research team reveals that draining peatland ecosystems in Southeast Asia contributes to climate change
June 4, 2020
The logistics around carbon farming, a promising way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, might be a bigger bite
June 3, 2020
Novel drug patch for plants developed by J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli
May 22, 2020
This J-WAFS spinout is gaining national attention for their innovative mechanism to detect heavy metal water pollutants
May 22, 2020
World Energy Magazine article by J-WAFS director John Lienhard addressing J-WAFS and MIT innovations advancing clean water access across the world
May 20, 2020
Pablo Ducru, an MIT doctoral candidate, has created the startup Torana with big goals to develop a global system for sustainable shrimp farming.
May 19, 2020
J-WAFS researcher Chintan Vaishnav, with a Stanford team, is mobilizing the production of one billion PPE masks India
May 15, 2020
Congratulations to J-WAFS PI Susan Solomon recipient of the 2020-2021 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award.
May 13, 2020
MIT Student Leaders Persevere, Going Virtual with Global Student Startup Competitions
May 7, 2020
Announcing the Winners of the 2020 MIT-Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
May 6, 2020
The Water Blog spotlights the MIT Water Innovation Prize as an incubator for fresh thinking in water innovation and technology
May 5, 2020
Combining elements of water and air to form ammonia, J-WAFS’ 2017 seed grantee Karthish Manthiram is aiming for sun-powered small-scale fertilizer production
May 4, 2020
J-WAFS fellow, Zijay Tang awarded Lemelson-MIT Prize for development of living water filters
April 29, 2020
J-WAFS director John Lienhard has rethought a fundamental physics concept– fluid heat flow characteristics
April 28, 2020
J-WAFS Fellow, Tzu-Chieh Tang has been awarded a 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his work on synthetic living water filters
April 27, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Emily Moberg’s research and outreach efforts focus on tackling agriculture’s climate challenges
April 22, 2020
Alex Slocum Sr, a J-WAFS PI, along with a team of engineers and doctors is developing a solution to respirator shortages.
April 20, 2020
J-WAFS at MIT Convenes an International and Multi-Institutional Team of Researchers to Speed Food Systems Research Toward Climate Resilience
April 15, 2020
MIT Alumni Feature: Cody Friesen has developed a solar-powered technology that harvests water from air
April 15, 2020
J-WAFS PI Retsef Levi calls for the implementation of targeted social distancing, a strategy that could get us back on track to normalcy without risking lives
April 10, 2020
MIT researcher is tracking COVID-19 through human microbiomes found in wastewater
April 9, 2020
Bulldoze the curve or let COVID-19 simmer? J-WAFS PI Chintan Vashinav describes the "continuum" of mitigation approaches
April 3, 2020
J-WAFS PI Retsef Levi reflects on the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the question: is it really hospitals vs. the economy?
March 26, 2020
Water Equity Challenges Posed by Coronavirus
March 22, 2020
MIT Researchers have developed a tiny sensor to tell you when food is going bad
March 18, 2020
J-WAFS seed grant recipients launch spinout commercializing a simple way to detect heavy metals in water samples
February 25, 2020
Call for proposals: two funding opportunities now open to the MIT research community
February 12, 2020
J-WAFS-funded PhD student Mark Brennan on policy-effected food inequality in the U.S.
February 8, 2020
MIT graduates working to develop smart packaging that senses when food spoils
February 7, 2020
Accounting for water: new interdisciplinary approaches help increase water productivity on farms
February 6, 2020
Novel passive-solar desalination system developed by J-WAFS PI Evelyn Wang
February 6, 2020
Students tackling pressing water issues: J-WAFS at NEWEA student poster contest
February 5, 2020
JWAFS fellow Peter Godart is melding disciplines as he communicates the urgency of climate change through music
January 24, 2020
J-WAFS’ Greg Sixt discusses food systems resilience to climate crisis at MIT workshop.
January 23, 2020
MIT's Anish Paul Antony on MIT D-Lab/USAID report on how precision ag can support smallholders around the world.
January 20, 2020
Engineers Journal reposts J-WAFS article on irrigation advancements in Sub-Sahara Africa
January 13, 2020
Engineers Journal reposts J-WAFS article on nitrogen fixing cereal crops
January 13, 2020
Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen fixing cereal crops
January 10, 2020
Helping poor farmers irrigate : new ways of tapping into groundwater
January 10, 2020
New research collaborations between MIT and IIT Ropar aim to support agricultural practices in India and improve food security
January 9, 2020
JWAFS' PI Anish Paul Antony- piloting evaporative cooling technologies in Western India
January 7, 2020
A new way to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater
January 7, 2020
