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Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: breakthrough discovery
We'll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer yeast to make water cleaner by removing lead,...
MIT-educated brothers charged with stealing $25M in crypto in just 12 seconds
Federal prosecutors called the scheme "novel" and said the case marked the first time that such a fraud had ever been the subject of US criminal charges.
Chaos reigns on Southwest Airlines and more: Letters to the Editor — May 12, 2024
Going south, fast I can’t understand why people are abusing boarding instructions (“Shady Southwest passengers are abusing the preboarding process — and fellow flyers are furious,” May 8). They shouldn’t...
MIT tosses controversial 'diversity statement' hiring requirement -- becoming first elite US university to throw away practice: 'They don't work'
MIT will no longer require prospective hires to pledge allegiance to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion as an employment condition, becoming the first elite university in the country...
Just two US colleges are doing enough to fight antisemitism — while Ivy Leagues fail: report
The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group has issued a report card flunking some of the nation's top elite private and public universities for failing to adequately combat antisemitism on...
Scientists may have found the key to Lyme disease prevention — in human sweat
"We have fantastic antibiotics that work for 90% of people, but in the 40 years we’ve known about Lyme disease, we have not budged that," the senior study author said.
House probes MIT over antisemitism on campus and reveals Kristallnacht attack on Jewish students
MIT's Sally Kornbluth faces a subpoena if she does not co-operate. The probe has already subpoenaed Harvard after president Claudine Gay quit.
Jewish students share harrowing stories of campus antisemitism as they beg Congress to hold universities accountable
Nine undergraduates from elite US colleges shared harrowing personal stories of harassment, intimidation and assault amid widespread antisemitic demonstrations on campus — and ripped administrators for still ignoring the outpouring...
Experimental pilot and his new fiancee among 4 killed when his kit-built plane crashes
Four people were killed when a home-built plane crashed in California’s Bay Area -- including the experimental pilot, his recent fiancée and their friend, according to reports.
Pollsters' dishonest Israel Qs, Justin’s in trouble and other commentary
Most “poll questions about a ceasefire in Gaza focus on vaguely desirable goals, ignoring the tradeoffs and conflicting values,” argues Mark Mellman at The Hill.
Dave Portnoy weighs in on Bill Ackman's mounting feud with Business Insider
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy weighed in on Bill Ackman's mounting feud with Business Insider over the outlet's stories alleging the billionaire's wife, Neri Oxman, plagiarized dozens of times in...
Bill Ackman's war to make universities accountable has the left panicked
Hedge-fund tycoon Bill Ackman is waging war to make universities accountable.
Bill Ackman addresses wife Neri Oxman's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Brad Pitt
Bill Ackman rehashed previous scandals involving his wife, Neri Oxman -- including her involvement with the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and admiration from Brad Pitt -- in a move to...
Bill Ackman claims he has 'good reason to believe' MIT behind plagiarism allegations against his wife
Bill Ackman says he has "good reason to believe" plagiarism allegations against his wife, former tenured Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Neri Oxman, came from an inside source at the...
Owner launches probe into Business Insider's reporting on Bill Ackman's wife Neri Oxman's alleged plagiarism
Business Insider parent Axel Springer said it's investigating the outlet's "processes" after billionaire Bill Ackman questioned the motives behind its reporting that his wife Neri Oxman plagiarized in her 2010...
Clamor over Claudine Gay's resignation: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 6, 2024
The Issue: Claudine Gay’s decision to step down from Harvard leadership, and the resulting aftermath.
Bill Ackman defends wife Neri Oxman after she admits to plagiarism in dissertation: 'She makes mistakes, owns them'
Bill Ackman's wife, Neri Oxman, admitted to plagiarizing in her doctoral dissertation while getting her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Claudine Gay's Harvard demotion: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 4, 2024
The Issue: Claudine Gay’s decision to step down from her position as president of Harvard University.
Claudine Gay’s obnoxious, self-flattering resignation is just the start — Harvard needs to explain what took so long
It’s hardly a shock that Claudine Gay finally walked the plank at Harvard.
Innovative new weight-loss treatment may be the new Ozempic after showing promising results in tests
The pill, called Vibratory Ingestible BioElectronic Stimulator, or VIBES for short, stimulates nerve endings that sense stomach expansion, tricking the brain into thinking the stomach is full.