Researchers from MIT and collaborating institutions have uncovered exceptionally rare traces of “proto Earth,” the ancient precursor to our planet that existed about 4.5 billion years ago. This primitive world took shape before a massive collision forever changed its chemistry and gave rise to the Earth we inhabit today. The discovery, described on October 14 in Nature Geosciences, could help …
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Computational neuroscientist and singer/songwriter Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam, who also plays electric bass and guitar, says music has been a core part of her life for as long as she can remember. She grew up in a musical family and played in bands all through high school. “For most of my life, writing and playing music was the clearest way I …
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The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in return for agreeing to a series of demands. Brown University on Wednesday declined an offer by the Trump administration to join a compact that would potentially give preferential funding …
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As costs for diagnostic and sequencing technologies have plummeted in recent years, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of data around disease and biology. Unfortunately, scientists hoping to go from data to new cures often require help from someone with experience in software engineering. Now, Watershed Bio is helping scientists and bioinformaticians run experiments and get insights with a platform …
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People tend to think of quantum materials — whose properties arise from quantum mechanical effects — as exotic curiosities. But some quantum materials have become a ubiquitous part of our computer hard drives, TV screens, and medical devices. Still, the vast majority of quantum materials never accomplish much outside of the lab. What makes certain quantum materials commercial successes and …
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A renegade member of Donald Trump’s own party has blasted the president’s attempts to pressure the nation’s top universities into conforming to his MAGA agenda. “The surest way to screw up the world’s best technical school is to let feds tell them how to run it,” Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie wrote on X. “Congrats to my alma mater for turning …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. READ MORE: Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda for better access to federal money MIT is …
Read More »MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling Reuters As Trump demands ‘compact’ with top universities, MIT says no deal The Boston Globe MIT Rejects Special Funding Offer From Trump Administration The New York Times MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages The Wall Street Journal Brown University president speaks out publicly about Trump’s pact. What she …
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