The moral calculus of climate change
In a “mathy” philosophy class, students explore the risks, outcomes, and ethical implications of living in a warming world.
How many people can China feed?
Graduate student Tiziana Smith studies links between water availability and crop yields in the world’s most populous country.
Chien Wang selected to join French climate research initiative
MIT senior research scientist is one of six U.S. scientists to join French President Emmanuel Macron's "Make Our Planet Great Again" program.
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
3 Questions: New England’s wholesale electricity markets
Boreas Renewables' Abigail Krich discusses the incompatibility of New England’s electricity market structure with achieving carbon emissions reduction goals.
Exploring the impact of campus sustainability efforts
The Institute's fourth annual Sustainability Connect event highlights imagination and the incubation of new ideas.
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
Powered by the sun
Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.
Device that recycles vaporized water from power plants wins MIT $100K
Eight teams pitched business ideas, and three took home cash prizes, at the annual entrepreneurship competition.
Workshop explores intertwined future of food production, water, and climate
Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future.
A forum on the future of the Nile River
International workshop proposes future directions for long-standing conflict.
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.
What will we eat in the year 2050?
Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change.
How to assess new solar technologies
MIT analysis shows when and where advanced photovoltaics would be economic to install.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to headline Solve at MIT annual meeting
May 16-18 event, hosted by MIT Solve, will include remarks from Eric Schmidt, Ursula Burns, Yo-Yo Ma, and Luis Alberto Moreno, among other luminaries.