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In 1999, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted to discriminating against women on its faculty, forcing institutions across the country to confront a problem they had long ignored: the need for more women at the top levels of science. Written by Kate Zernike, the journalist who broke the story for The Boston Globe, "The Exceptions" is the untold story of how sixteen highly accomplished women on the MIT faculty came together to do the work that triggered the historic admission.

Jesús del Alamo, an MIT professor, discusses the recent financial investment the country's made in the sciences.

As the head of Open Learning at MIT, renowned professor Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to fling open the doors of the MIT experience for the…

You can discover how the lives of humans, red knots, and horseshoe crabs are intertwined when Deborah Cramer - environmental writer and visiting scholar…

In the wake of several campus suicides, students at MIT are looking for their own solutions to prevent more deaths.A wave of new student projects aim to…

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Visit http://AcademicMinute.org for the new research featured every day!Monday, March 3Ritch Savin-Williams of Cornell University offers a unique…

Salem State University is paying tribute to alumnus and slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier.The college is holding a…

There have been many developments in the Boston Marathon bombing overnight. Twenty four hours ago, investigators didn’t know very much about who was…

Authorities say one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another.Residents of the Boston suburb of…