News

Comparison of simulated Einsteinian and dilaton black hole images.

Can we tell Einsteinian black holes apart from non-Einsteinian? -- New insights from Goethe University Frankfurt supercomputer simulations

April 18, 2018
Theoretical astrophysicists at Goethe University Frankfurt, and members of the EHT collaboration, shed new light on this question by computing simulated images of hot gas feeding non-Einsteinian black holes. While at present it is hard to tell apart a "dilaton" black hole from a standard Einsteinian one, it may be possible with future observations employing the extended and improved EHT array. Read the original story released by the ... Read more about Can we tell Einsteinian black holes apart from non-Einsteinian? -- New insights from Goethe University Frankfurt supercomputer simulations
Eastern part of the 2018 EHT array.

In a new Physics Today article, EHT members Özel and Psaltis discuss the nature and appearance of black holes

April 16, 2018
In a new Physics Today article, EHT members and professors at the University of Arizona, Feryal Özel and Dimitrios Psaltis, discuss the nature of black holes and their appearance in a very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) experiment, such as the Event Horizon Telescope: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.3906 Read more about In a new Physics Today article, EHT members Özel and Psaltis discuss the nature and appearance of black holes
50 years of VLBI

50th Anniversary of Transatlantic Very Long Baseline Interferometry

April 5, 2018

This week we mark 50 years since the first transatlantic very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) experiment. In April 1968, a historic event took place involving MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts, and its counterpart at Onsala Space Observatory in Onsala, Sweden: the first transatlantic geodetic very long baseline interferometry (VLBI)...

Read more about 50th Anniversary of Transatlantic Very Long Baseline Interferometry
At Radcliffe forum: the Sox beyond Fenway

At Radcliffe forum: the Sox beyond Fenway

April 30, 2018

As the Boston Red Sox look to build on their strong start this season, the team’s work off the field, including its efforts to support inner city children and to confront racism, took center stage at a panel discussion Friday at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and others speakers at the forum highlighted the unique responsibilities of professional sports teams in their communities and how the Red Sox in particular have tried to step up to the plate to be a positive force for their region.

“In Boston, probably more than everywhere else...

Read more about At Radcliffe forum: the Sox beyond Fenway
5 healthy habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more

5 healthy habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more

April 30, 2018

Maintaining five healthy habits — eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking — during adulthood may add more than a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Researchers also found that American women and men who maintained the healthiest lifestyles were 82 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular...

Read more about 5 healthy habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more

The IDEAL Society Launch Event

April 30, 2018
When: June 11 & 12th, 2018
Where: Harvard University, Cambridge MA USA
 
We are an international network of academic and professional women and men who have come together to transform society so that women can pursue their dreams, fulfill their potential, exercise leadership, and be respected for their achievements.

The launch workshop which will take place at Harvard University on June 11th and 12th will provide the space to articulate with the members of the network, the mission, vision and explore...
Read more about The IDEAL Society Launch Event
Event Recap – 13th Annual Tsai Lecture: China's Worldview Under Xi Jinping

Event Recap – 13th Annual Tsai Lecture: China's Worldview Under Xi Jinping

April 30, 2018

With China's increasing footprint and influence around the globe, there is an urgency for scholars and policymakers to understand China’s worldview under Xi Jinping. The Honorable Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, delivered the 13th annual Tsai lecture on this topic, joining the company of previous Tsai lecturers including Professor Wang Gungwu of the National University of Singapore.... Read more about Event Recap – 13th Annual Tsai Lecture: China's Worldview Under Xi Jinping