Water – MIT Spectrum

Researchers are using the lab-friendly grass Brachypodium—a good analog for classic cereal grains—to understand how intermittent drought affects plants at a molecular level. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Spring 2021

Fortifying Crops for Climate Change

J-WAFS project aims to help food grains weather drought

Mallory Ringham visited this Red Sea coral reef to study calcium carbonate precipitation, a process that may play a role in carbon cycling. Photo: Mallory Ringham

Spring 2021

Deep Diving into Seawater

Mallory Ringham uses optical sensor to assess oceans’ chemical changes

Students in MIT Sloan’s S-Lab are tasked with researching sustainability strategies for real corporations and not-for-profits.

Spring 2016

Sustainability in Action

For S-Lab students, the scale is global, and the stakes are real

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MIT and India Connect on Environmental Solutions

On World Toilet Day, Access to Sanitation is No Joke

Fall 2015

Undaunted by the Big Challenges

Maria Zuber, vice president for research, on how MIT digs into complex problems.

Fall 2015

MIT and Abu Dhabi Connect on Energy and Environment

One of MIT’s most significant international partnerships has massive global implications.

Fall 2015

An Undergrad’s Research Helps Advance Cost-Effective Desalination

At Expo Milano, Re-Imagining the Future of Food

The WellDone team took first prize at the 2015 inaugural MIT Water Innovation Prize. Image: Courtesy MIT Water Club

Summer 2015

Slideshow: How MIT Students and Alumni Are Tackling Water and Food Challenges