Author: Katharine Dunn
OA research in the news: “Megafunding” drug development
It’s expensive and risky for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to develop drug treatments, and there are often few rewards for investors. In a Nature...
OA research in the news: Global warming and tropical rainfall
Scientists believe that global warming will lead to more intense rainfall around the world, but models have been at odds about the rate at...
OA research in the news: Predicting the best medical treatment
It can be tough for doctors to predict which treatment will best improve the health of patients with social anxiety disorder, whose sufferers intensely...
OA research in the news: Dincă named to TR35 list
Assistant chemistry professor Mircea Dincă has been named one of Technology Review magazine’s 35 Innovators Under 35. Dincă was cited in the September/October issue...
OA research in the news: Why is Usain Bolt so fast?
As Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt runs today for his second gold medal of the London Olympic Games, many spectators wonder: how does he go...
OA research in the news: Physicists win presidential awards
Two physicists were among five MIT professors given Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers last month. The awards, named by President Obama,...
OA research in the news: Biologist Kaiser named MIT provost
Biology Professor Chris Kaiser started his job as provost last week, succeeding MIT’s new president, Rafael Reif. Kaiser, a cell biologist who studies protein...
OA research in the news: Zebrafish offer clues to autism
Researchers led by biologist Hazel Sive are using zebrafish to help learn about the biological mechanisms behind human brain disorders like autism. In a...
Open access research in the news
MIT researchers tackle big data MIT will host an Intel-sponsored research center to look at ways of handling “big data,” collections of data so...