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Topics: Health of the Planet

Becca Mastrola sits on a desert rock formation, with other formations in the background.
Spring 2023

Unlocking Age-Old Secrets Set in Stone

Aspiring geologist follows passion as Poitras Scholar at MIT

Two stock photos shown side by side, on the right is a conceptual illustration of a human heart, on the right are crushed cans ready to be recycled.
Spring 2023

Newly Endowed, MIT Sandbox Ensures Enterprising Ideas Can Take Shape

Companies supported by the entrepreneurship program are making a splash

A man points to an architectural diagram pinned to a whiteboard as two other men look on.
Spring 2023

Two Stories of Philanthropy in the Department of Architecture

Named professorship and significant discretionary funds are “gifts of confidence”

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Spring 2023

Bianca Champenois SM ’22 Helps Model the Future for Coastal Industries

Mechanical engineering PhD student looks at geophysical systems of land, air, and water to track ocean acidification

Left: Black and white photo of Norhan posing next to a rustic wooden wall. Right: Publicity photo of Hedy Lamarr for film Comrade X
Fall 2022

Norhan Bayomi, Inspired by Hollywood Icon, Takes on Climate Change

Entrepreneur-DJ pushes boundaries in technology, art

CREWSnet simulation map
Fall 2022

CREWSnet Project Forecasts a Climate Early Warning System for All

Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to empower underserved communities by providing tools they need to plan for the future

Elsa Olivetti PhD ’07 and Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli stand near trees on the MIT campus.
Fall 2022

Elsa Olivetti and Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli Develop New Recipes for New Materials

Faculty lead a collaboration that pairs computational design techniques with machine learning to invent and improve materials

Spring 2022

MIT’s Leventhal Center Explores How Communities Can Weather Relocation

Researchers address issues of the 150 million people worldwide who will be forced to uproot due to climate change in the next 30 years

An illustration showing the steps needed to transform farm animal waste into viable byproducts.
Spring 2022

At MIT, Lessons from Space for Handling Waste

With support from J-WAFS, AeroAstro team applies systems thinking and analysis to vital recycling issue

Spring 2022

Tata Center: 10 Years of Sustained Impact

MIT faculty and students target innovations for the developing world

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