MIT Dining wins the New England Food Vision Prize
The $250,000 prize is awarded to six teams of college and university dining programs to bring more local food to campus menus.
Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.
Microparticles could help fight malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A.
J-WAFS zeroes in on food security as agricultural impacts of the climate crisis become more apparent
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.
Scaling up a cleaner-burning alternative for cookstoves
Mechanical engineering students in MIT D-Lab are working with collaborators in Uganda on a solution for the health hazards associated with wood-burning stoves.
New vending machines expand fresh food options on campus
Now at the Student Center and Building 16, Fresh Fridge by 6am Health offers healthy options for eating on the go.
J-WAFS announces 2019 Solutions Grants supporting agriculture and clean water
Projects address access to clean water in Nepal via wearable E. coli test kits, improving the resilience of commercial citrus groves, and more.
Study links certain metabolites to stem cell function in the intestine
Molecules called ketone bodies may improve stem cells’ ability to regenerate new intestinal tissue.
Marcus Karel, food science pioneer and professor emeritus of chemical engineering, dies at 91
A giant in the field of food science and engineering, Karel developed important innovations in food packaging as well as food systems for long-term space travel.
PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Untangling the social dynamics of water
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
Empowering African farmers with data
Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.
J-WAFS announces seven new seed grants
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.
MIT team places second in 2019 NASA BIG Idea Challenge
Multilevel Mars greenhouse could provide food to sustain astronauts for several years.
New seed fund to address food, water, and agriculture in India
MIT-India, J-WAFS, and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar launch fund to facilitate collaborations between faculty and scientists from MIT and ITT Ropar.