Searching for global water and food solutions
John Lienhard leads coordinated interdisciplinary research efforts to confront resource challenges at the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab.
Report: Unless we change direction, the world will warm 3-5 degrees Celsius
"2014 Climate and Energy Outlook" finds the world will be warmer, thirstier, and still dependent on fossil fuels unless 2015 climate negotiations are more effective than expected.
Study: Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, but effects will vary by region.
MIT alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel gives major gift to solve urgent challenges in world food and water security
Professor John Lienhard will lead the new laboratory.
A new source for potassium fertilizer
Allanore lab chemically alters feldspar, an ore closer to home for countries that cultivate bananas and other potassium-dependent crops
Brighter future for bacteria detection
An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection.
Feeding the world without consuming the planet
MIT researchers and industry experts address global resource challenges and ways to confront them.
Cocktail novelties inspired by nature’s designs
Mechanisms behind water bugs and lilies applied to culinary devices.
Assessing the future of water for agriculture
MIT researcher Kenneth Strzepek discusses future threats to water resources in the UN Conference on Trade and Development
Emily Wick PhD '51, MIT's first female professor to earn tenure, dies at 91
Chemist and nutrition scientist was a pioneer in women's rights on campus and loved sailing.
The subculture of cheese
MIT anthropologist looks inside the growing world of do-it-yourself American cheese-makers.
NACUFS tours MIT Dining
The National Association of College & University Food Services visits the Institute before its annual conference.
Nutrient mixture improves memory in patients with early Alzheimer’s
In clinical trial, mixture developed at MIT appears to help overcome loss of connections between brain cells.
Seeing Green: Saving Forests or Food Prices?
A growing population and rapid development will put a strain on land used to grow food over the next century. But if reforestation is used to avoid climate change it will create further strain, says a new MIT study.