Solve at MIT 2023: Collaboration and climate efforts are at the forefront of social impact
Over 300 social impact leaders from around the world convened on MIT’s campus to discuss global challenges and how to solve them together.
Four researchers with MIT ties earn 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowships
The illustrious prize supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary work.
Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge
A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.
Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
The answer may be blowing in the wind
The MIT Energy Initiative’s Spring Symposium highlights the vast potential of offshore turbines in decarbonizing the grid.
US and UAE governments highlight early warning system for climate resilience
One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Governing for our descendants
In a recent essay, Professor Lily Tsai shares ideas on how to include future generations, who will face the climate crisis we’ve created, in our definition of our collective society.
Envisioning education in a climate-changed world
Symposium asserts a role for higher education in preparing every graduate to meet global challenges with courage.
Asegun Henry wins National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award
Mechanical engineering professor receives the NSF’s highest honor for an outstanding early-career scientist or engineer.
Robert Armstrong: A lifetime at the forefront of chemical engineering research and education
The longtime professor and current MIT Energy Initiative director is set to retire after 50 years on the MIT faculty.
Exploring the bow shock and beyond
PhD student Rishabh Datta seeks further understanding of astrophysical phenomena.
Exploring new sides of climate and sustainability research
With the support of each other and MIT faculty, students in the MCSC’s Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program are making their impact on real-world climate challenges.
Volunteer committee helps the MIT community live and work sustainably
The Working Green Committee is made up of MIT staff committed to encouraging reuse and recycling of goods, and reducing waste.
3 Questions: New MIT major and its role in fighting climate change
Ali Jadbabaie and Robert van der Hilst discuss how a new joint degree program in climate system science and engineering will prepare students to solve global-scale environmental problems.
Moving perovskite advancements from the lab to the manufacturing floor
U.S. Department of Energy selects MIT to establish collaborative research center for optimizing the development of tandem solar modules.