NASA’s budget cuts for the Chandra X-ray Observatory could leave a gaping hole in the field
NASA’s recently released budget plan for the next 5 years drastically erodes funding for Chandra to nearly nothing. In other words, NASA plans to terminate the program—and hundreds of scientists around the world are furious.
Achievements from the nanoscale to the Institute: Paula Hammond SB ’84 PhD ‘93 named 52nd Killian Award recipient
Killian Award Committee: “She is someone worth emulating. Indeed, simply put, she is the best of us.”
The clock strikes opening night at the Boston Ballet’s Cinderella
The Tech attended Boston Ballet’s March 14, 2024 showing of Cinderella, the opening night.
Chlormequat chloride in oats: what it means for us
In 2018, the EPA first allowed the importation of chlormequat, and thus it was introduced into American diets. The EWG realized that while some research indicated potential impacts on mammalian fertility and development, the USDA and FDA were not testing for chlormequat in foods and were not conducting any research on it. Here, they saw an opportunity to study the chemical right as it was being introduced into the country.
Prof. Edmund Bertschinger shares his perspective on the importance of science activism and diversity in STEM
The Tech sat down with Bertschinger to discuss his unique position at MIT and his work towards a more diverse MIT.
Lessons Learned from Moungi Bawendi’s Nobel Lecture
Even after winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Bawendi says that he still needs to “learn more.”
Celina Zhao ’24 shares her journey in science journalism
Explaining scientific concepts can be hard. But Celina Zhao '24 makes it look easy.
Can scientists mimic the benefits of CBD without using cannabis?
A team of researchers has uncovered a mechanism by which CBD prevents severe epileptic seizures.
Being pre-med at MIT: Chloe McCreery ’23 and Joanna Lin ’23
Chloe McCreery ’23 and Joanna Lin ’22, both alumni of The Tech, sat down to reflect on their journeys in medicine. McCreery graduated with a degree in Biological Engineering, and is a research associate in the Engreitz Lab at Stanford Medicine. Lin graduated with degrees in Biology and French in 2021, and then studied abroad in France. She is a 2nd-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 announced Rhodes Scholar
Ayodeji sat down with The Tech to share his journey and passions regarding energy systems and management in Africa.
Siddhu Pachipala ’27 on why politics is a necessary complement to scientific research
Siddhu Pachipala ’27 intends to study Course 17 (political science) at MIT. He believes there is a need to become fluent in both the languages of science and politics in order to change the world for the better. He sat down with The Tech to discuss his journey from a psychology researcher to an aspiring politician.
Your immune system could be the cause of memory loss
The immune response damages our ability to learn and remember things, even before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease become apparent.