J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.
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Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
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J-WAFS conference reflects growing interest in food and water research
The MIT community turned out in force, along with attendees from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.
Team wins prize for bringing rentable refrigeration to India’s food supply chain
Modular boxes that keep food shipments fresh win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
J-WAFS to host inaugural conference
Program will feature advances in technologies at the nexus of food, water, and the environment.
Water management in a changing environment
MIT Water Summit presents insights, innovations, and solutions to protect our world’s most abundant natural resource.
Students challenged to drive change with new MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
J-WAFS receives a gift from Rabobank in support of a new student innovation competition, to be run by the MIT Food and Agriculture Club.
J-WAFS Solutions awards two $150,000 commercialization grants
Renewable grants awarded to PIs in materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, and biology.
Deshpande Center announces fall 2015 research grants
Fifteen research teams receive $1,151,000 to develop new technological innovations.
J-WAFS awards $1.8 million in first round of seed-grant funding
Nine grants of $200,000 for two years have been awarded to researchers from 11 MIT departments.
Grant to MIT's Poverty Action Lab increases focus on working with governments
Support from Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives seeks to improve policymaking in the fight against poverty.
New program aims to commercialize innovations in food and water
“J-WAFS Solutions” will provide seed funding for promising new approaches to water, food supply.
International experts analyze impacts of Ethiopian dam
Report from conference at MIT addresses potential effects of huge construction project.
MIT Water Innovation Prize awards three student startups with $20,000 in innovation grants
MIT’s first-ever competition for water startups sets the groundwork for students to initiate enterprises that tackle global water challenges.
MIT's first competition for water startups is underway
Inaugural MIT Water Innovation Prize encourages new ventures that address water challenges.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.