Cool Course: Students Visit UK to Study Arts Policy and Practice
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Building on this reputation, the United Kingdom was one of the first countries to recognize the economic potential of its...
Research
TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread
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This is the first study to show that BCG-vaccinated cattle infected with TB are substantially less infectious to other cattle....
New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, and predict their effects
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Importantly, the approach can also point to the origin of specific organic matter dissolved in the water, because it has...
A delicate dance
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Now the William F. Pounds Professor of Energy Economics at MIT, Wolfram was on leave from academia to serve as...
MIT-derived algorithm helps forecast the frequency of extreme weather
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Sapsis and his colleagues have now developed a method to “correct” the predictions from coarse climate models. But this risk...
With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes
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Granular materials, those made up of individual pieces, whether grains of sand or coffee beans or pebbles, are the most...
Engineering household robots to have a little common sense
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Now MIT engineers are aiming to give robots a bit of common sense when faced with situations that push them...
British Academy Global Professor to research food systems at Oxford Martin School
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During his time at the School, Professor Behrens will develop food system models that connect producers and consumers through trade....
Chatbots tell people what they want to hear
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Ziang Xiao Assistant professor, Whiting School "With chatbots, people tend to be more expressive and formulate questions in a more...
Fruit fly testes offer potential tool against harmful insects
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Steven Rokita Professor, Krieger School "We have a toe in the door to control fruit fly populations with this enzyme....