Abdul Latif Jameel Archives

Graduate students present their work at the Water and Food Security Symposium

January 9, 2017 | News | ceemit

[fusion_text]Seven graduate students presented their research at the Water and Food Security Symposium, an event hosted by CEE and J-WAFS. The event consisted of brief presentations by the students, followed by a Q&A and networking session. […]

Water management in a changing environment

December 4, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering MIT Water Summit presents insights, innovations, and solutions to protect our world’s most abundant natural resource. Amid a changing climate, population growth, rapid development, and pervasive urbanization, an unprecedented threat […]

JWAF seed funding awards two CEE faculty members

July 13, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT, named after the father of CEE alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ’78, awards $1.8 million in its first round of seed-grant funding to […]

J-PAL seeks to improve poverty policymaking

June 29, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

The Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) has bestowed a substantial grant to the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. Named after the father of CEE alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ‘78, J-PAL will […]

New MIT Program Promising Innovation in Water and Food Made Possible by CEE Alumnus

May 4, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) and Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) launched a new program today entitled, “J-WAFS Solutions,” which will provide start-up funding for projects that identify technological advances […]