Kate Becker
Science writer
Selected work
The Course that Changed Everything
Oberlin College Alumni Magazine
Music and math brought Alina Zhu to Oberlin. An irresistible challenge defined her final year on campus.
Time
John Templeton Foundation
A Review of Temporal Research in the Physical and Biological Sciences
Fighting Cancer on All Fronts
THINK
Gary Schwartz leads a top cancer center, but still sees patients and meets regularly with community members as he pursues a clear vision: 'Everybody should have access to the latest advances in cancer medicine'
The Lifesaving Power of Trust
THINK
Community-based prostate-cancer screening program teams up with barbershops
2024 Ignition Awards Aim to Bring BU Science and Tech to Market
The Brink
Innovations to fight cancer, repair sensitive teeth, improve kidney dialysis, and more win support from BU Technology Development’s annual award
Accelerating Immunotherapy
THINK
New lymphoma T-cell therapy, made in less than a day, shows promising results with fewer side effects
The Face of a Pandemic
Pomona College Magazine
Why was the 1918 Spanish flu so lethal for young adults?
Is information fundamental?
NOVA's The Nature of Reality
Could information be the fundamental "stuff" of the universe?
Galaxies' gamma rays may illuminate dark matter
NOVA's The Nature of Reality
Gamma rays from a dwarf galaxy may help astronomers solve the riddle of dark matter.
How LIGO detected gravitational waves
NOVA Next
Upgrades to the observatory sharpened its hearing, allowing scientists to detect the waves after just 16 days.
Astronomical ‘Rosetta Stone’ to Change Our Understanding of the Universe
NOVA Next
Over 70 detectors and telescopes captured the collision of two neutron stars that had emitted both gravitational and electromagnetic waves.
Searching for Advanced Alien Engineering
NOVA's The Nature of Reality
Astronomers are scanning stars and galaxies for evidence of hypothetical alien megastructures.