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Making math tangible

Apr 27, 2021

From interactive exhibitions to online content for children in lockdown: Jürgen Richter-Gebert strives to make abstract mathematical content visible, audible and easy to grasp. He wasted no time in developing...

Expanding MIT’s global reach in the professional world

Apr 27, 2021

MIT Professional Education, housed under the School of Engineering, is the arm of MIT that provides access to MIT knowledge and expertise to thousands of professionals around the world via...

Spencer Compton, Karna Morey, Tara Venkatadri, and Lily Zhang named 2021-22 Goldwater Scholars

Apr 27, 2021

MIT students Spencer Compton, Karna Morey, Tara Venkatadri, and Lily Zhang have been selected to receive a Barry Goldwater Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. The Goldwater scholarships have been...

Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes

Apr 27, 2021

At the meeting, Mr. Zuckerberg asked Mr. Cook how he would handle the fallout from the controversy, people with knowledge of the conversation said. By urging Facebook to stop gathering...

Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Apr 26, 2021

They are:The “Cure it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize: Rewarding technology-based inventions that involve health care. The “Eat it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize: Rewarding technology-based inventions that involve food/water and agriculture. The “Move...

Scientists develop new class of cancer drug with potential to treat leukaemia

Apr 26, 2021

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood in which bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells known as myeloid cells, which normally protect the body against infection...

Link between young adults’ climate anxiety and mental health strongest in Finland

Apr 26, 2021

At the same time, many of them are reporting mental health struggles, which is also reflected in climate anxiety. Climate change also threatens mental healthClimate change is a threat to...

Researchers have identified a novel autoantigen in narcolepsy, a mimic of a protein from swine flu virus

Apr 26, 2021

The study analyzed the cell-mediated immune response targeting three different proteins of influenza A (H1N1) virus included in the Pandemrix vaccine, in Finnish children and adolescents who developed narcolepsy after...

HiLIFE director Olli Silvennoinen appointed as director of Biocenter Finland

Apr 26, 2021

The rectors of Biocenter Finland partner Universities have nominated HiLIFE director, professor Olli Silvennoinen as new director of Biocenter Finland. “From the seven applicants prof. Olli Silvennoinen had clearly the...

Mind-blowing space junk map shows '200 ticking time bombs' in orbit around the Earth

Apr 26, 2021

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