3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH
New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development.
3 Questions: Dara Entekhabi on NASA’s soil-moisture mission
MIT professor is lead scientist on three-year mission to study how soil, water, and carbon interact.
3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission
Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
3Q: Hacking Ebola health care
More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.
3 Questions: Ben Weiss on the lunar dynamo
The moon’s molten, churning core likely once generated a dynamo.
3 Questions: Are we entering a golden age of natural gas trade?
MIT research scientist Sergey Paltsev studies just how big the market for liquefied natural gas could get.
3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola
Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.
3 Questions: Stefan Helmreich on wave science
MIT anthropologist of science explores how scientific “things” emerge.
3 Questions: Elena Ruehr on her three premieres this month
Composer debuts three new works, including an opera to be performed at MIT on Nov. 21.
3 Questions: Israel Ruiz on MIT’s role in Boston’s 2024 Olympics bid
The U.S. Olympic Committee visits Boston; city is one of four U.S. contenders.
Q&A: Christopher Knittel on the EPA’s greenhouse gas plan
In Science, economists evaluate government’s proposed emissions policy for power plants.
3 Questions: Thomas Malone on the Climate CoLab’s progress
International effort aims to harness the intelligence of people worldwide to address climate change.
3 Questions: Lita Nelsen and the Technology Licensing Office
Longtime leader of MIT’s technology-transfer office receives a lifetime achievement award.
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission
Better options available in thousands of near-Earth asteroids, expert says.
3 Questions: The launch of the MIT Climate Change Conversation
New committee aims to catalyze community discussion on how MIT can help address climate change.