Author: Katharine Dunn
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....
OA research in the news: Rewriting fearful memories
Sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder sometimes undergo a treatment in which they re-experience a fearful memory in a safe place, with the hope that...
IAP prize opportunity for students!
There are still spots open for the Libraries’ “Fair Use & Images: Quiz Tool Beta Test” IAP session on January 30th at 12 pm,...
OA research in the news: Medicaid increases visits to the ER
A study coauthored by MIT economics professor Amy Finkelstein shows that newly health-insured adults are more likely to visit emergency rooms than their uninsured...
OA research in the news: Kastner to be nominated to DOE
Last month, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Marc Kastner, dean of MIT’s School of Science, to head the Department of Energy’s Office...