Assistant Professor Otto Cordero and researchers from his lab published new research that suggests that ecological interactions between bacteria on particles’ surfaces can impact the rates of carbon turnover in the ocean. The results were published […]
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm presented a TED Talk on “the tiny creature that secretly powers the planet,” prochlorococcus. Watch here. […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Our morning started with a 6:30am alarm, layers of sunscreen, and lots and lots of bug spray – all in preparation for truffle hunting in the Aramengo woods! After a quick breakfast, […]
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By Amy Vogel ’20 After three great months living it up in Haifa at the Technion, I moved to Israel’s The-City-That-Never-Sleeps to live the modern-day high-tech Tel Aviv dream (well, for two months). Selfie on the […]
[fusion_text]By: Sierra Rosenzweig ’20 The locals say magnetic island got its name because Captain Cook’s compass went on the fritz as he approached the island, making him wonder if the island had a magnetic effect that […]
Graduate student Janelle Heslop was one of twenty students to be elected into the Switzer Fellowship Network. The Switzer Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship for accomplished graduate students in New England and California with career […]
Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba is a 2018 recipient of the Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award for creative and innovative junior investigators working on high impact ideas to generate breakthroughs and drive new directions in biomedical research. […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After a free day yesterday, the ONE-MA^3 group reunited in Turin this morning. We headed down to Venaria Reale. Venaria Reale is home to a 17th century complex comprising the Palace of […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After several hectic but enjoyable days of fieldwork, the group was given a much needed off day. Part of the group went ahead to Turin, while part of the group stayed behind […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Our Friday in Turin started at the Valentino Palace, a complex rich with history and the current home of the ‘Politecnico di Torino’. The view from the second story of Valentino Palace […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After gathering in the castle’s coveted ‘Wifi Room’ and watching a documentary on the explosion of Vesuvius last night, the One-MA^3 squad ventured out on a four-hour trek from Sermoneta to Pompeii, with a […]
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By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 This morning, we left the University of Turin for the 500-person town of Aramengo. The view from our bedroom in Aramengo Staying at the university has been nice because we’ve gotten […]
[fusion_text]By: Sierra Rosenzweig ’20 The Great Barrier Reef has been ravished by outbreaks of the same spiny predator since the1960s. The Crown of Thorns starfish explode in numbers approximately every 17 years and consume vast areas […]
