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The 2025 Max Wasserman Forum: Visions of Sustainability will take place on April 5, 2025, at the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, MA.
This year's Forum will focus on climate change and sustainability within arts institutions, engaging artists, curators, and scholars.
Established in memory of Max Wasserman (MIT Class of 1935) and endowed through the generosity of the late Jeanne Wasserman, the biannual public forum serves as a vital space for dialogue.
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Saudi Arabia Launches $266M Program to Promote Eco-Friendly Projects 
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new environmental financing initiative worth SR1 billion ($266.6 million) The program is to encourage private sector participation in sustainable and eco-friendly...more
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new environmental financing initiative worth SR1 billion ($266.6 million) The program is to encourage private sector participation in sustainable and eco-friendly...more
Epa Under Trump and Zeldin Moves to Roll Back Environmental Regulations ... 
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the leadership of Lee Zeldin has unveiled plans to roll back numerous environmental regulations across various industries.The EPA...more
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the leadership of Lee Zeldin has unveiled plans to roll back numerous environmental regulations across various industries.The EPA...more
Climate Action Trials to Commence Across Casey 
The City of Casey partnered with six organisations over the next 12 months to trial innovative solutions for climate action.The Climate Action Living Lab aims to harness the collective expertise of a...more
The City of Casey partnered with six organisations over the next 12 months to trial innovative solutions for climate action.The Climate Action Living Lab aims to harness the collective expertise of a...more
Breakthrough in Wild Barley Genomics Paves the Way For Climate-Resilient Crops 
The study identified critical genetic adaptations, including the duplication of stress-response genes that enable efficient nutrient intake under alkaline stress.The findings offer transformative...more
The study identified critical genetic adaptations, including the duplication of stress-response genes that enable efficient nutrient intake under alkaline stress.The findings offer transformative...more
Prototyping the Future 
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a globally recognized research and education center in Barcelona.Its master's programmes equip students with the knowledge, tools, and...more
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a globally recognized research and education center in Barcelona.Its master's programmes equip students with the knowledge, tools, and...more
Startup Stories 
Startup Stories - Facet Amtech / Research and Innovation / Events / The University of Newcastle, Australia Join us for Startup Stories featuring Peter Richardson, founder and CEO of Facet...more
Startup Stories - Facet Amtech / Research and Innovation / Events / The University of Newcastle, Australia Join us for Startup Stories featuring Peter Richardson, founder and CEO of Facet...more
Spider Sense: Study Tracks How Web-Building Arachnids Adapt to Noise - 
Husker biologists found that the webs of funnel-weaving spiders transmit vibrations differently in response to increased local environmental noise.This flexibility in web transmission properties...more
Husker biologists found that the webs of funnel-weaving spiders transmit vibrations differently in response to increased local environmental noise.This flexibility in web transmission properties...more
Seeing Voters As Victims Is A Losing Strategy For Democrats 
The New York Times asked Iowa farmers how they could help solve climate change.They found that the economics of farming were stacked against the work they could do.The farmers said they needed to...more
The New York Times asked Iowa farmers how they could help solve climate change.They found that the economics of farming were stacked against the work they could do.The farmers said they needed to...more
Mural Artist Duo Transform Schools Across West Bridgford and Nottingham 
Mural artist duo transform schools across West Bridgford and Nottingham.The murals enhance the first impression for visitors and are the first thing staff see as they arrive in the...more
Mural artist duo transform schools across West Bridgford and Nottingham.The murals enhance the first impression for visitors and are the first thing staff see as they arrive in the...more
Lumin Fitness Now Open in Cinco Ranch, Offering First-of-Its-Kind Immersive Studio ... 
Lumin Fitness now open in Cinco Ranch, offering first-of-its-kind immersive studio experience, technology-powered fitness programming.This studio marks the brand's first franchise location to open,...more
Lumin Fitness now open in Cinco Ranch, offering first-of-its-kind immersive studio experience, technology-powered fitness programming.This studio marks the brand's first franchise location to open,...more
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Social Enterprise Connects Small Businesses To Customers In Need
Christopher Girdwood, after witnessing how small business owners cope following a disaster, founded the Recovery Pledge.