Fourth of July is a day for celebrating America’s independence, but is also a day for watching fireworks, which would not be possible without science! Read on to learn more about the chemistry of fireworks, their history and a few other interesting science fun facts.
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This April, the Mass General Research Institute hosted its first-ever “externship,” where BPS teachers could volunteer to be a part of a four-day experience to learn about research at Massachusetts General Hospital and opportunities to get students involved.
Our communicating science initiatives include working with scientists to help them find ways to display their work in accessible language, as well as community outreach to give our scientists a chance to meet the public and explain their work. This April, the Research Institute organized two events designed to promote science communication and outreach as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.
Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.
Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.
Part 3 marks the last of our Heart Month researcher spotlight series, and we hope you’ve enjoyed learning about the work being in the name of heart health.
Learn more about the latest research in cardiology from some of Mass General’s leading heart health specialists.
Since every February is dedicated to heart health awareness, we reached out to some of our cardiology researchers to learn more about what they’re working on.
We recently had an image contest to see what research at Mass General looks like. Meet the researchers behind the top 10!
Here at Mass General, we are very lucky to have a number of researchers at the cutting edge of science. Every day we read interesting stories about ground-breaking research happening all around us. But this time around, we wanted to get a different view of the science. Instead of asking researchers to submit their papers,Read more