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26 Sep 2012 | 06:04 EST

Pomp and them some for Friday’s MIT presidential inauguration

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston science, MIT, News, science events, Uncategorized

Friday’s inauguration of new MIT president L. Raphael Reif included all the usual pomp, plus some.  Music for the event included a piece by a Senegalese drum ensemble and a performance of “A Rhumba for Raphael Reif” written by MIT professor and Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Harbison. More below.  Read more

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16 Dec 2011 | 16:41 EST

12 Monkeys, a book of tatts and two nights of Carl Zimmer

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Carl Zimmer, a journalist who writes for the NYTimes and others, tooled around Boston and Cambridge this week.  Read more

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07 Dec 2011 | 17:46 EST

New Kendall Square restaurant set up to host bio events like this one

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston Research, Boston science, food science, News

When new drug development company H3 decided to throw a party to launch the opening of Kendall Square labs and offices, organizers didn’t have to go very far. They took the elevator downstairs.  Read more

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  • life science
  • Science and food

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06 Dec 2011 | 13:54 EST

BU’s biolab makes it to level-2, still seeking level-4 approval

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: science news

Massachusetts environmental regulator recognized that there is a big difference between TB and Ebola. So, last week, they granted Boston University permission to begin using their  … Read more

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  • Boston University
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05 Dec 2011 | 17:16 EST

Sunday’s Chef Adrià talk at Harvard’ sells out

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: food science, science events

Most of Harvard’s Science and Cooking Lectures are first come, first served, so to speak. But, you needed a ticket for Tuesday’s return of superstar Spanish chef and modernist Ferran Adrià of elBulli, who talked about “The New Culinary Think Tank – el bulli 2.0.” And they were scooped up a few days after they became available.  Read more

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05 Dec 2011 | 03:06 EST

Regeneration, ether and deadly nightshade: Boston science calendar for Dec 4-11

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston science, science events

Here’s what’s happening in town his week:  … Read more

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01 Dec 2011 | 03:12 EST

World AIDS day in Boston

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: HIV/AIDS, Uncategorized

World AIDS day in Boston

The Massachusetts Aids Action Committee has a full listing ot World AIDS Day events.  Read more

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  • Harvard
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30 Nov 2011 | 12:54 EST

Is Kendall Square getting too hip? MIT adds to the boom

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston Research, Boston science, Uncategorized

The Globe has a story on MIT’s plans for Kendall Square, which describes the school’s backyard as “urban desert, with unused spaces and buildings isolated by wide streets, exaggerating the sense of emptiness.”  … Read more

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29 Nov 2011 | 23:37 EST

NYTimes: Profile and video interview w/ Harvard’s Steven Pinker

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston Research

This Times profile is getting a lot of ink. Check it out.  Read more

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28 Nov 2011 | 13:51 EST

At UMass Amherst, skulls tell the tale of evolving bats

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At UMass Amherst, skulls tell the tale of evolving bats

UMass Amherst news office has a release on a study looking at bats skulls:  … Read more

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