Author: Katharine Dunn
OA research in the news: The value of higher education
Is the cost of a university degree worth it? It’s a question on the minds of many American families in an era of high...
OA research in the news: Role of the Huntington’s gene
Scientists have known for two decades that Huntington’s disease, a fatal brain disorder, is caused by a mutant gene that’s expanded to include DNA...
OA research in the news: Happiness on tap
More than half of people worldwide with access to water have to walk to fetch it. In urban Morocco, households relying on public taps...
OA research in the news: Chisholm and Langer win national awards
Two MIT researchers have won the country’s highest honors for scientists, engineers, and inventors. Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, a professor of environmental studies in the...
OA research in the news: The life of cheese
What makes a good cheese? It’s a complicated question, and one that cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson explores in her new book, The Life of...
OA research in the news: Sarma named “experimenter-in-chief”
Award winning teacher and mechanical engineering professor Sanjay Sarma has been named MIT’s first Director of Digital Learning. His job will be to assess...
OA research in the news: SHASS faculty win awards
Two MIT School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences faculty members have won awards for their work. Economist Anna Mikusheva received the 2012 Elaine...
OA research in the news: Ocean feeding strategies
Scientists have long believed that ocean-dwelling microorganisms need not move to gather food because turbulence distributes nutrients uniformly. Using a computer model that simulates...
OA research in the news: Wireless@MIT
The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has launched the MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing (Wireless@MIT), whose goal is to bring...