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Four researchers with MIT ties earn 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowships
The illustrious prize supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary work.
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Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge
A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.
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Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
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The answer may be blowing in the wind
The MIT Energy Initiative’s Spring Symposium highlights the vast potential of offshore turbines in decarbonizing the grid.
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US and UAE governments highlight early warning system for climate resilience
One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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Governing for our descendants
In a recent essay, Professor Lily Tsai shares ideas on how to include future generations, who will face the climate crisis we’ve created, in our definition of our collective society.
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Envisioning education in a climate-changed world
Symposium asserts a role for higher education in preparing every graduate to meet global challenges with courage.
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Asegun Henry wins National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award
Mechanical engineering professor receives the NSF’s highest honor for an outstanding early-career scientist or engineer.
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Robert Armstrong: A lifetime at the forefront of chemical engineering research and education
The longtime professor and current MIT Energy Initiative director is set to retire after 50 years on the MIT faculty.