Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Sept. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.

Sarah Eddy, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 ~11 min


Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

The new platform, called ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 24, 2023 ~4 min

‘Molecular road’ to Alzheimer’s leads to new treatment strategy

Genetic detective work sheds light on SORL1 gene offering possible new treatments, especially for patients not responsive to existing therapies.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min

Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later

Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.

Kris Pardo, Assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~8 min

Caroline Herschel was the first female astronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later

Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.

Kris Pardo, Assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Making science — and sharks — accessible

Summer research program breaks down barriers for undergraduates with disabilities.

Nikki Rojas • harvard
Aug. 18, 2023 ~4 min

Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams

Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer and feminist scholar explains.

Lorraine Dowler, Professor of Geography and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 ~7 min


Organoids clarify autism in developing brain

Researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 ~4 min

Zebrafish are a scientist's favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders

Of the many qualities that make the zebrafish a model organism, the fact that it shares 70% of the genes humans have makes it an ideal candidate for developmental biology research.

Raquel Espín-Palazón, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University • conversation
Aug. 7, 2023 ~7 min

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