Author: Katharine Dunn
OA research in the news: Germs that go to great lengths
A new study by MIT researchers shows that the droplets our noses and mouths release during coughs and sneezes can travel much further than...
Science poetry reading April 10 in the Lewis Music Library
The MIT Libraries is hosting a poetry reading in the Lewis Music Library on Thursday, April 10, with author and professor Adam Dickinson. Dickinson’s...
OA research in the news: Gleason named Associate Provost
Chemical Engineering professor Karen Gleason was named this week as MIT’s Associate Provost. Gleason, a faculty member since 1987, has previously served in several...
OA research in the news: New evidence for the ‘bang’ of the Big Bang
This week, a team of astronomers announced the first “smoking gun” evidence of inflation, a theory of cosmology that describes the quick and violent...
Five years on: University open access policies on the rise
In the five years (to the day!) since MIT faculty unanimously voted to pass the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, dozens of other colleges...
OA research in the news: MIT, White House co-sponsor big data workshop
Last week, MIT hosted a daylong workshop on big data and privacy, co-sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as...
OA research in the news: A breakthrough in endometriosis research
Over the years Linda Griffith has undergone many surgeries for endometriosis, a condition in which tissue that normally grows in the uterus is found...
OA research in the news: MIT names new provost and chancellor
Two MIT faculty members have been named provost and chancellor, the Institute’s two most senior academic posts. Martin Schmidt, the new provost, is an...
Libraries release new guide to independent book publishing
Independent (or self) publishing has exploded in the last few years: The number of independently published titles grew by 422% between 2007 and 2012....