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MIT Media Lab’s Joi Ito resigns in the wake of Epstein coverup
The university is set to hire a prominent law firm to conduct an 'immediate, thorough, and independent investigation' on the allegations against MIT Media Lab
MIT professor quits in protest over lab links to Epstein
(UPDATED) 'It's hard to do that work with a straight face in a place that violated its own values so clearly in working with Epstein and in disguising that relationship,' Ethan Zuckerman says
Yolanda survivor takes up physics in MIT as 'bigger contribution to the world'
Coming from the province that was severely affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda, Andales shares how her experience fueled her passion for research and science communication
MIT cuts Huawei collaboration over U.S. investigations
Huawei also faces a global US blacklisting campaign over espionage fears
UP, AdMU, DLSU fall in latest QS world university rankings
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) maintains its rank among the top 801-1,000 universities in the world, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings
UP, AdMU, DLSU join world's top universities in 2018 subject rankings
The University of the Philippines ranks in 4 out of 5 broad subject areas, while the Ateneo de Manila University and the De La Salle University rank in two
UP inches up in latest QS world university rankings
UPDATED The University of the Philippines now ranks 367th in the world according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings
2016 Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to pair for work on contract theory
UPDATED Economists Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström are awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on contract theory
UP improves in 2016 QS world rankings
The 3 other Philippine universities in the annual list maintain their 2015 rankings
A 'magical' space-time ripple that wasn't believed – at first
When the signal finally got to the Earth on September 14 we knew within 3 minutes that our instruments had seen something really different
Lower world rankings for UP, AdMU, DLSU
But the 3 universities are part of the top 300 globally when it comes to employer reputation
'Don't stay silent in face of racism' - Filipina MIT grad
Fellow student achiever Carmela Lao a Filipina Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate comes to the defense of UP summa cum laude graduate Tiffany Uy and calls for an end to racism
Humans may only survive 68 days on Mars – study
Oxygen levels would start to deplete after about two months and scientists said new technologies are required before humans can permanently settle on Mars an MIT study reveals
UP, Ateneo move up in world rankings
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States still dominates the annual ranking of 800 schools that help international students pick where to enroll
Neuroscientists say it's possible to overwrite bad memories
Emotions connected to memories can be rewritten making bad events in the past seem better and good things appear worse scientists say
Mars 2020 rover will carry tools to make oxygen
Designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment MOXIE aims to see if Martian air could be converted for astronauts to breathe
The innovative organization
Rappler talks to research scientist Dr Jayakanth Srinivasan about building organizations designed for innovation
Tropical cyclones moving poleward, says study
Regions once considered to be relatively cyclone safe may become more exposed while regions closer to the equator may run less risk of being hit
Scientists: Scroll that mentions Jesus' wife genuine
Discovery of the scroll renews debates over celibacy and the role of women in the Church since Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married
US to seek death penalty for accused Boston bomber
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges related to the bombings
UP, AdMU, UST lose ground in world rankings
As one of the emerging Asian Tigers the Philippines should invest in knowledge creation to fuel and sustain its rapid growth
MIT claims hands clean in suicide of Internet activist
Panel report: MIT remained neutral on whether he should be prosecuted and did not try to influence handling of the case
'False memories' take life in the lab
A better understanding of false memories could help treat post traumatic stress and possibly cut back on inaccurate eyewitness testimony that jails innocent people experts say
Weighing social media as a crisis tool
Let s look at social media and its role during and after the Boston bombing and the issues that made it problematic
Timeline: Boston marathon bombings
Here are the key events related to the Boston marathon bombings on April 15
Boston bombing suspect believed surrounded: media
Gunfire erupted minutes after police said they believed that Tsarnaev had escaped a mass dragnet thrown over Watertown
Boston bomb suspects 'unknown in Chechnya'
What happened in America is the fault of the American special services
The brothers Tsarnaev: suspected Boston bombers
The two suspects appear to hail from Russia s war torn Chechnya but have been in the United States for several years
Manhunt for 19-yr-old bombing suspect
UPDATED Tamerlan Tsarnaev another Boston marathon bombing suspect was killed in a shootout Friday
Manhunt ongoing for MIT shooter
5th UPDATE A manhunt is ongoing for the suspect in the shooting of an MIT police officer who died of multiple gunshot wounds
Fish out of water: coelacanth helps evolutionary probe
Analysis of the coelacanth genome shows three billion letters of DNA code making it roughly the same size as a human s
Anger at suicide of US Internet activist
The death of prominent Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz who took his own life at the age of 26 weeks before he faced trial sparked grief and anger Sunday January 13 from online rights advocates
Internet activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide
Well known in tech circles he was a co owner of social news site Reddit
Vest lets Facebook users hug from afar
A vest developed in Massachusetts Institute of Technology lets Facebook users hug one another no matter how far apart they are
Weight loss for man, big balls for mice?
What started as a yogurt and weight loss experiment became about yogurt and semen increase
