Kate Becker
Science writer
Selected work
The Course that Changed Everything
Oberlin College Alumni Magazine​
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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​
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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.
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