Institute Professor Paula Hammond named to White House science council The head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read full story →
Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure. Read full story →
3 Questions: An anthropologist and a filmmaker on working-class lives in Chicago A storytelling project by Christine Walley and Chris Boebel explores the social impacts of late 20th century deinstrustrialization. Read full story →
A new method for removing lead from drinking water Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals. Read full story →
Statistical model defines ketamine anesthesia’s effects on the brain Neuroscientists at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital develop a statistical framework that describes brain-state changes patients experience under ketamine-induced anesthesia. Read full story →
Data flow’s decisive role on the global stage New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions. Read full story →
