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HBS Professor Mehir Desai, PhD '98, says Big Tech is eating itself alive with its component companies throwing more and more cash at investments in one another that are most likely to generate less and less of a return. 

A new study led by PhD student Miguel Marin-Rodero reveals highly specialized regulatory T cells that curb inflammation and act as gatekeepers to protect the inner regions of the brain.

What did ancient Egyptians smell, touch, hear, and see when they entered their great cemeteries, now buried under millennia of windblown sand? Were tombs just places to bury the dead? These questions drive the research of Sergio Alarcón Robledo.

Flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, climate change denialists: a large fraction of the population doesn’t believe in the scientific method, its results, or policies based on empirical evidence.... In an age where it seems the gap between scientists and the general public is widening, how do we make sure our work reaches people, especially those who could benefit most from it?

PhD candidate Yunyao Zhai studies the Tibetan deity Mahākāla, who carries a blood-filled cup made of a skull and walks over corpses. Not exactly the sort of image that comes to mind for Westerners when they think of Buddhism. 

The White House recently named Cammi Valdez, PhD '14, a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, the nation’s highest honor for mentors in these fields.