Written by Daniel Fritz and Judi Hollander

When studying the phenotype of a particular cell line or observing changes after cell treatment it is often desirable to establish the relative contributions of […]

The 42nd annual Charlton lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 4-5.30 pm, in the Sackler DeBlois Auditorium. The lectureship, established in 1975 in honor of Mr. Earle P. Charlton, has since evolved to […]

In honor of international open access week, which is October 23-29th, I decided to devote this month’s column to demystifying open access.

What is open access?

According to the Scholarly Publishing and A […]

Prof. Nair attends AIChE in Minneapolis, MN (10/29 – 11/1)
While there, he gave a talk on Zac and Joe’s work on engineering microbes to treat metabolic disorders and also a poster on Sara and Venkatesh’s work on […]

The methylation of C5 on cytosine is catalyzed by DNA Methyltransferase (C5-MTases) (Fig. 1, 2). It requires a methyl group donating cofactor: S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet, SAM) (Fig. 3). The process of […]

Here’s our weekly roundup of new jobs. Happy hunting!

New England        

Alan J. Dworsky Curator or Associate curator of Chinese Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA]
STEM Educator and Camp Directo […]

Job Summary:

Visitor Services Assistants will be responsible for greeting and orienting visitors, providing information about events, exhibitions, interpretive materials, programs and policies, generating […]

Job Summary:

Visitor Services Assistants will be responsible for greeting and orienting visitors, providing information about events, exhibitions, interpretive materials, programs and policies, […]

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Tech Studio develops and facilitates staffed programs for visitors introducing them to the engineering design process, computational thinking, and “maker” skills and processes. Through […]

SUMMARY STATEMENT:

The Engineering Education Associate will facilitate programs to engage large numbers of museum visitors (often 150 guests per hour or more) in activities and interpretations presenting […]

Wonder, an exhibit at the Renwick Gallery, brought in more visitors in six weeks than the whole rest of the year. The Museum of Ice Cream sold out a six-month run in 90 minutes. What do these spaces have in […]

by Jürgen Braunstein

Sovereign wealth funds – large state-owned investment funds – are key players in international finance, but little is known about their underlying political drivers. Why do some sta […]