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The prevailing theory has been that sea ice can act as a lid to keep carbon in the ocean from escaping back to the atmosphere. However, researchers at MIT have now identified a counteracting effect that suggests Antarctic sea ice ma...

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October 1, 2020

Antarctic sea ice may not cap carbon emissions as much as previously thought

Study suggests sea ice blocks the flow of carbon both into and out of the ocean, in roughly equal measure.

A graphic from the revamped MIT Climate Portal illustrates the section of the website on What Can Be Done About Climate Change.
Image: Rick Pinchera

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October 1, 2020

Revamped MIT Climate Portal aims to inform and empower the public

Website hosts an expanded suite of digital tools and resources to help people make sense of climate change.

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September 30, 2020

A sustainable approach to interior renovations

“The beauty of the Iñupiaq language is that the perspective and the wisdom of my ancestors has been preserved in the language," says graduate student Annauk Olin. "If we lose our language, we lose our ability to see into the mind...

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September 25, 2020

Saving Iñupiaq

Linguistics graduate student Annauk Olin is helping her Alaska Native community preserve their language and navigate the severe impact of climate change.

Researchers Elizabeth Follett and Isabella Schalko, and Professor Heidi Nepf, detail their analysis of 584 experiments measuring the backwater rise induced by model logjams in an experimental flume.

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September 25, 2020

MIT researchers highlight the impacts of logjams in river restoration projects

New analysis can help scientists and engineers better assess flood risk and habitat creation associated with restoration efforts.

The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator program is designed to foster global cross-disciplinary and cross-sector workshops on emerging areas of critical societal importance.
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September 23, 2020

National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards two grants to MIT

Funding will support workshops to advance research, development, and translation in emerging areas of socioresilient and sustainable infrastructure, and in ocean environments.

The $2.1 million funding for the MIT Integrative Microbiology Initiative will support first-year graduate students who join the interdepartmental microbiology PhD program at MIT, and who are interested in environmental problems.
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September 16, 2020

MIT Integrative Microbiology Initiative will stimulate environmental microbiology research

Project supported by the Simons Foundation aims to reinvigorate environmental science by leaning on Parsons Laboratory's past as a leader in the space.

Aerial view photo montage of the Emerald Tutu in Boston Harbor, here shown flanking and protecting the waterfront areas of East Boston.
Image: The Emerald Tutu

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September 3, 2020

“The Emerald Tutu” wins NSF grant for design to protect Boston’s coastline

The winners of an MIT competition to design a future, climate-ready Boston have landed an award to realize their vision.

Before setting off on their six-day-long cross country race, participants of the Clean Air Car Race gathered on MIT’s Killian Court for a photo-op.
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September 2, 2020

Lessons from the Clean Air Car Race 50 years later

The Clean Air Car Race, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in August, had a lasting impact on the auto industry, government regulations, and the students and faculty who took part.