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17 March, 2025
Smart water: KAUST researchers bring tailored desalination solutions to KSA farming challenges
17 March, 2025
Dr. Maria Di Vincenzo Recognized as Rising Star in Desalination
The award highlights KAUST’s leadership in environmental science and engineering and underscores the university’s role in addressing critical sustainability challenges.
12 March, 2025
NCVC and KAUST launch ‘SAUDINet’ to advance terrestrial ecology in Saudi Arabia
16 March, 2025
Weeding out the secrets of Red Sea macroalgae
An analysis of chemical elements found in macroalgae from the Red Sea provides insights into regional blue carbon stores and worrying pollution trends.
11 March, 2025
Digging into the world of plant-growth-promoting microbes
Uncovering the mechanism of how soil bacteria improve plant resilience to drought and salinity could be important for mitigating effects of climate change on crop production.
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Apr 2025
Professor Tadao Asami
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Biosynthetic Studies of Strigolactones as Germination Stimulants for Root Parasitic WeedsProfessor Takatoshi Wakabayashi
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