Prize-winning projects promote healthier eating, smarter crop investments
Meal kits for “food deserts” and crowdsourced crop-pricing platform win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
Compass Group to manage new food and dining contract
Company will install new management and rigorous quality reviews.
What will we eat in the year 2050?
Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change.
Rebecca's Café serves up new operating hours
Move is intended to make the café more accessible to community members who seek more dining options during the day and evening.
Gauging the effects of water scarcity on an irrigated planet
Study projects likely impacts on food prices, bioenergy production, and deforestation.
Food Insecurity Solutions Working Group releases findings, recommendations
Community members assessed the problem and generated ideas for addressing student hunger.
A deep dive into the effects of trade
MIT economist David Atkin looks beneath the surface of global commerce.
Drug manufacturing that’s out of this world
Continuous-flow chemistry device used for drug production could find use in long-duration space missions.
Tackling student food insecurity with SwipeShare
Partnership between the Division of Student Life, undergrads, and grad students that enables guest swipe donations draws 673 donated meals in its first week.
Gut microbes can protect against high blood pressure
Strain of intestinal bacteria can stop a high-salt diet from inducing inflammatory response linked to hypertension.
A new way to mix oil and water
Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.
Research for global needs, present and future
New Research Reception gives alumni and the community an inside look at research and initiatives in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
MIT research laid groundwork for promising Alzheimer’s-fighting drink
Studies by Richard Wurtman have led to development of nutrient mix shown to slow cognitive impairment in early stages of the disease.
There's something in the water
MIT field study shows that arsenic in groundwater reduces rice yields in Bangladesh.
When healthy meets fast food
T.K. Pillan ’90 created Veggie Grill, a completely plant-based, fast-casual eatery that is now the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant company in the U.S.