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
Carl Zimmer, a journalist who writes for the NYTimes and others, tooled around Boston and Cambridge this week. Read more
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
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
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
Here’s what’s happening in town his week: … Read more
The Massachusetts Aids Action Committee has a full listing ot World AIDS Day events. Read more
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
This Times profile is getting a lot of ink. Check it out. Read more
UMass Amherst news office has a release on a study looking at bats skulls: … Read more
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