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.
Long-discussed reorganization includes layoffs and the end of the Dudley Community.
The Gretel and the Great War author on how the Lampoon derailed his science career—and set him on a literary path.
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
