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MIT Professor Heidi Nepf of civil and environmental engineering is working with scaled physical models of river plants, at right, to understand more precisely how water moves through such plants and their effect on aquatic ecology.

River plants may play major role in health of ocean coastal waters

January 31, 2008

MIT and ABB announce energy research partnership

Five-year, $5-million partnership to help develop green technologies and train graduate students

January 24, 2008

MIT, Eni announce energy research partnership

Advanced solar program planned

January 15, 2008

Recipients of first round of seed grants for MIT energy research

January 15, 2008

MIT Energy Initiative announces first seed grant winners for energy research

More than $1.6 million to fund projects

January 15, 2008

For seawalls, beauty is in the eye of the holder

January 11, 2008

Nicolina Akraboff, left, works on an MIT product engineering course project while Roderick La Foy looks on. The two mechanical engineering seniors were part of a team that sewed discarded, flattened plastic bottles together to create insulation for thin walls in Pakistani homes.

Students unveil eco-product prototypes

December 18, 2007

U.K.'s Stern eyes economic and policy responses to climate change

November 28, 2007

Seven-year-old Juliana Bach uses drops of dye and floating beads to study the pattern of water movement in a shallow basin. Juliana conducted the experiment as part of her dream come true to be a "scientist for a day," enabled by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and MIT. Heidi Nepf, rear, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, came up with a number of experiments for Juliana to do.

MIT hosts Make-A-Wish event

November 16, 2007

Study sees potential for acceleration in U.S. emissions

November 13, 2007

MIT student Julia Kiberd '08 pedals the specially adapted exercise bike, generating power for the laptop she's using to check her e-mail. Helping to host the Student Center display of the bike are (from left) technical instructor Stephen Rudolph, Kendra Johnson '09, IT energy coordinator Laxmi Rao and civil and environmental engineering senior research associate John Germaine.

Students get charge out of pedal power

November 8, 2007

MIT's Solar7 home, designed and built by students and displayed here at the Solar Decathlon contest in Washington, D.C., was popular with visitors and inspired plans for the 2009 competition.

Department of silver linings: Solar Decathlon team looks ahead

November 1, 2007

MIT research has shown that increases in ozone will have a detrimental effect on crops, pastures and forests, severely affecting the world's economy.

Human-generated ozone will damage crops, according to MIT study

Could reduce production by more than 10 percent by 2100

October 26, 2007

Biofuels report warns of strain on water resources

MIT professor is co-author of National Research Council report

October 11, 2007

Environment, Health and Safety holds open house Oct. 11

October 3, 2007

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Recipients of first round of seed grants for MIT energy research

MIT Energy Initiative announces first seed grant winners for energy research

For seawalls, beauty is in the eye of the holder

Students unveil eco-product prototypes

U.K.'s Stern eyes economic and policy responses to climate change

MIT hosts Make-A-Wish event

Study sees potential for acceleration in U.S. emissions

Students get charge out of pedal power

Department of silver linings: Solar Decathlon team looks ahead

Human-generated ozone will damage crops, according to MIT study

Biofuels report warns of strain on water resources

Environment, Health and Safety holds open house Oct. 11

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