Professor of chemistry and chemical biology X. Sunney Xie, whose work is detailed in the cover story of our current issue, has won the Berthold Leibinger Research Prize for laser technology.
Xie's lab has produced a real-time, molecule-by-molecule movie of protein production in live cells. Xie also developed a technique called CARS (coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering) microscopy, used in identifying tumors and monitoring cell metabolism.
Read more about the prize here.
The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Sheila Jasanoff has spent her career studying how societies produce knowledge, evaluate expertise, and make decisions about technology.
A College student’s attempt to recapture the romanticism of the workplace.
Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause.
Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion
