Wellesley College has announced the second run of the popular WellesleyX course Anthropology 207x: Introduction to Human Evolution. The course, which is open and free of cost to anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world, will begin on May 6.
Two prominent HMS/Mass. Eye and Ear/Schepens faculty members will receive prestigious 2015 achievement awards today at ARVO Annual Meeting. On May 5, the winners of the 2014 António Champalimaud Vision Award will be recognized.
A new study coauthored by Wellesley economist, Professor Daniel E. Sichel, reveals that innovation in an important technology sector is happening faster than experts had previously thought, creating a backdrop for better economic times ahead.
Research sheds new light on how DNA repair occurs in the cell. Expanded repeats of the CAG/CTG trinucleotide in yeast shift to the periphery of the cell nucleus for repair. This shift is important for preventing repeat instability and genetic disease and is a previously unrecognized step for repetitive DNA to be maintained and to prevent chromosome damage.
Babson College Economics Professor Dr. Kent Jones has authored Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century − An Institutional Approach.
New study shows poor nutrition for honey bee larvae leads to compromised pollination capabilities as adult bees; possible link to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
Research led by Joslin Diabetes Center's Myra Lipes, MD, has identified one culprit in heart failure—an autoimmune reaction triggered by heart attacks. In a recent Current Diabetes Reports paper, Dr. Lipes and her colleague Alfonso Galderisi review progress in understanding the autoimmune mechanism and taking steps toward diagnosing and treating it.
Babson College is one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges in the world, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings has featured Babson in the 2015 edition of its free book, The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges.
The commitment of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University donors has made the new vision for the 30-year-old Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals a reality. Construction to expand and revitalize the building begins this week and the improvements will result in more exam and treatment areas for specialty services and redesigned client service areas.
The drive to tame gnawing hunger can sabotage even the best-intentioned dieter. Now, investigators have identified the brain circuit that underlies this powerful physiological state, providing a promising new target for the development of weight-loss drugs.
BOSTON – Air pollution, even at moderate levels, has long been recognized as a factor in raising the risk of stroke. A new study led by scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine suggests that long-term exposure can cause damage to brain structures and impair cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults.
The Tufts University Police Department has added an electric motorcycle to its fleet of vehicles, demonstrating that being green and business-savvy go hand-in-hand.
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an inexact science at best. A new implantable device developed at MIT may change that.
Babson College Professor of History and Foodways Frederick Douglass Opie has authored the new book, Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures.
A novel approach that allows real-time imaging of the immune system’s response to the presence of tumors—without the need for blood draws or invasive biopsies—offers a potential breakthrough both in diagnostics and in the ability to monitor efficacy of cancer therapies.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has given the nod to an 18,500-patient study to see whether amyloid scans prove their worth in the clinic. Researchers hope the study will eventually convince CMS and private insurance companies to cover the technology.
A remedy for Boston's parking woes and a therapy for a treatment-resistant cancer were among the winners of the 11th New Ventures business competition organized by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program of Tufts Gordon Institute. Finalists vied for $100,000 in cash and in-kind awards in general/high tech ventures, life sciences and social impact.
As researchers are discovering that placebo responses are modified by a person's genetics, investigators from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are raising questions as to how "the placebome" will impact both patient care and drug development.
Cancerous tumors have the ability to evade targeted therapies by activating alternative pathways. Tumors also contain cancer stem cells, believed responsible for metastasis and drug resistance. Now scientists in the Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have identified a drug target that addresses both of these challenges.
Renowned novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will address the members of the Wellesley College Class of 2015, and an international audience of their family and friends, at Wellesley’s 137th Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Small changes to the types of protein- and carbohydrate-rich foods that we eat may have a large impact on preventing long-term weight gain. The study also suggests that changes in refined carbohydrates can enhance – or offset – the weight-gain or weight-loss effects of certain protein-rich foods.
A study led by MIT researchers found that a subset of glioblastoma tumor cells is dependent on a particular enzyme that breaks down the amino acid glycine. Without this enzyme, toxic metabolic byproducts build up inside the tumor cells, and they die. Blocking this enzyme could offer a new way to combat such tumors.
A new study from the Liver Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) suggests that standard assessments that nurses already use to care for patients can be mined for data that significantly improve the ability to predict survival following liver transplantation and may help improve patient outcomes.
A two-year epidemiological study found that people on insulin living next to roads with heavy traffic had markedly increased concentration of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, compared to those living in lower traffic areas. Individuals taking oral diabetes medications did not experience increases in CRP concentration.
The Babson College B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®) Challenge kicks off on April 8th, 2015, recognizing major milestones that Babson businesses have achieved by taking action.
The search to discover and validate the first-ever clinical biomarker to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer is at the foundation of a new, cross-sector collaboration. Berg, a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological research approach; the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, and the Pancreatic Cancer Research Team (PCRT) managed by Cancer Research And Biostatistics (CRAB) announced today they will work together to eradicate the disease.
The Lewis Institute at Babson College will award five global social entrepreneurs with the 2015 Social Innovator Awards at an honorary on-campus event on April 8, 2015. The two teams from Partners in Health and Channels of Hope are being acknowledged and celebrated for their tireless efforts in creating extraordinary social ripples that change lives, transform communities, and, in many cases, impact an entire country.
Steven Keating's curiosity led to the detection of a baseball-sized brain tumor and sparked an interest into the potential of open health data to help himself and others.
Babson College students have launched 33 new businesses as part of the Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME) course, a 7-credit immersion into the world of business. All first-year Babson students are given the assignment to develop and run a business during the spring semester.
Candida albicans causes potentially lethal infections in immunocompromised individuals. Now, using a modified CRISPR-Cas system, Whitehead researchers can edit the fungus’s genome systematically—an approach that could help identify potential drug targets.
A team of Whitehead Institute scientists has discovered that during division, stem cells distinguish between old and young mitochondria and allocate them disproportionately between daughter cells.
Because pseudogenes have lost the ability to code for proteins they have have long been considered nothing more than "genomic junk." Now, a team from the Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has discovered that one of these evolutionary relics caused an aggressive cancer, suggesting this "junk" may play a key role in disease.
Babson College and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh have announced exciting new plans for Lemonade Day Boston 2015, now in its 5th consecutive year supporting children in the Greater Boston area. The growing initiative, championed by Babson to help empower youth through entrepreneurship, college-readiness, financial literacy, and life-skills programming, will see upwards of 4,000 local participants during a mix of new and traditional Lemonade Day Boston activities.
Babson’s Energy and Environmental Club (BEEC) will convene a host of leading environmental enthusiasts for its 9th annual Energy and Environmental Conference on April 9, 2015.
A new study out of Wellesley College sheds light on the role of beliefs about the value of diversity in fostering attitudinally diverse friendships. Led by professor and social psychologist Angela Bahns, the study demonstrates that people who place a higher value on diversity are more likely to have friends of different races, religions, and/or classes, as well as friends with different sociopolitical views.
Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and the Babson Latin American Club have announced the list of confirmed speakers for the 7th annual Babson Latin American Entrepreneurship Forum on April 10, 2015.
Babson’s MBA and MS programs have been ranked among the top 4,000 in 30 fields of study, across 154 countries, by Eduniversal.
Wellesley College has announced participation in the “Let Everyone Dream” Coalition, a national initiative announced Monday during the White House Science Fair that introduces new multi-sector partnerships in support of STEM education for underserved students.
This year’s Match Day at Tufts celebrated the third cohort of students in the “Maine Track MD” program. A partnership between Tufts University School of Medicine and Maine Medical Center, the Maine Track MD program trains students interested in practicing medicine in underserved urban and rural communities where the shortage of physicians is acute.
At the Keystone symposium “Neuroinflammation in Diseases of the Central Nervous System,” researchers bridged the gap between inflammation and neurobiology to uncover how the two influence neurodegenerative disease. Read Alzforum’s seven-part series for the highlights.
Donna Sosnowski has been named Director of Babson College’s Undergraduate Center for Career Development, bringing a unique ensemble of talents and expertise that encompass Career Services, Human Resources, Coaching and Higher Education.
Babson and its signature community resource, Lemonade Day Boston, are hosting free trainings for Boston Public School teachers, each worth 2.5 Professional Development Points (PDPs). This opportunity is a brand new addition to Lemonade Day Boston entrepreneurship and life skills programing, one that no other Lemonade Day convener in the U.S. has yet to provide.
Joslin Diabetes Center and Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone (DGFEZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalizing their mutual strong commitment to navigate avenues for potential partnership.
Research reported today by Tufts University biologists shows for the first time that bioelectrical signals among cells control and instruct embryonic brain development and manipulating these signals can repair genetic defects and induce development of healthy brain tissue in locations where it would not ordinarily grow.
Joslin Diabetes Center and Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation Limited have announced today that they are collaborating to design and develop a Diabetes Center of Excellence in Weifang, Shandong Province, China.
Websites that market personalized cancer care services often overemphasize their purported benefits and downplay their limitations, and many sites offer genetic tests whose value for guiding cancer treatment has not been shown to be clinically useful, according to a new study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Joslin Diabetes Center announced today that they have entered into a partnership with Johnson and Johnson Medical (Shanghai) Co. Ltd (hereafter, JJMS) to improve glycemic control for people with diabetes who are hospitalized in Chinese hospitals.
Leading ocean scientists from the U.S. and around the world today urged President Obama to halt a planned oil and gas exploration program off the Atlantic coast involving millions of underwater sound blasts that would have “significant, long-lasting and widespread impacts on the reproduction and survival” of threatened whales and commercial fish populations.
Babson will bring together leading professionals from Washington to Wall Street to share their insights, provide perspective, and identify the areas of greatest opportunity and risk during the 8th Annual Babson Investment Management Conference on Friday, March 27, 2015.
With March marking Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Jeffery Meyerhardt at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, answers some key questions about the disease:
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