MIT professors share Nobel Prize in economics
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors.
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The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors.
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors.
Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James Robinson conducts his research at the University of Chicago. WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports.
Two researchers working in Massachusetts have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA.
Two researchers working in Massachusetts have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA.
Massachusetts researchers Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA. WBZ TV's Paula Ebben reports.
Harvard University's Claudia Goldin is the winner of the Nobel prize in economics.
UPenn School of Medicine professor and Massachusetts native Dr. Drew Weissman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine and got to share the big news with his parents.
UPenn School of Medicine professor and Massachusetts native Dr. Drew Weissman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine and got to share the big news with his parents.
MIT professor Moungi Bawendi is one of three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on tiny quantum dots.
MIT professor Moungi Bawendi is one of three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on tiny quantum dots.
Massachusetts native Dr. Drew Weissman is sharing the the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
WBZ TV's Paula Ebben reports.
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An MIT professor is one of three U.S-based economists who won the 2021 Nobel Prize for economics Monday.
She is the first American to win the prestigious award since Bob Dylan was honored in 2016.
Andrea Ghez, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of three scientists to share the 2020 Nobel Prize for physics.
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for research on alleviating global poverty.
The 2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been jointly awarded to William Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza for their pioneering research into how human cells respond to changing oxygen levels.
Two researchers with ties to MIT were awarded the Nobel Prize for economics Monday.
Rainer Weiss, an 85-year-old emeritus professor at MIT, had been working on detecting gravitational waves for 40 years before the find in September 2015.
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize, but it's starting to look like he could care less about it. Jon says that's so fitting and a great statement to make.
Jon says suddenly the Nobel Prizes are relevant again.
British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel prize in economics for shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests, from CEO pay packages to whether to privatize a public service.
As predicted, the New England Patriots will not go silently into the night.
A bomb threat forced a JetBlue flight from Boston's Logan Airport to Vero Beach, Florida to sit on the tarmac for hours, with passengers still inside.
Charlie McAvoy scored twice and Fraser Minten had the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday.
Soccer fans were fired up at Boston Legacy's inaugural home opener at Gillette Stadium against Gotham FC.
Boston Legacy started off its first game by breaking records, becoming the highest-attended inaugural home opener in National Women's Soccer League history.
The annual St. Patrick's Day parade is being held in Boston on Sunday, March 15. Here's what to know about the Southie celebration.
The annual St. Patrick's Day parade is being held in Boston on Sunday, March 15. Here's what to know about the Southie celebration.
A bomb threat forced a JetBlue flight from Boston's Logan Airport to Vero Beach, Florida to sit on the tarmac for hours, with passengers still inside.
Boston Legacy started off its first game by breaking records, becoming the highest-attended inaugural home opener in National Women's Soccer League history.
Anthony DeMayo was ordered held without bail Friday after police said he confessed to the disturbing random murder of 68-year-old Janet Swallow in Danvers.
An MBTA Commuter Rail train derailed at South Station on Friday night, resulting in dozens of cancellations and delays.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Charlie McAvoy scored twice and Fraser Minten had the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday.
Boston Legacy started off its first game by breaking records, becoming the highest-attended inaugural home opener in National Women's Soccer League history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, scoring 35 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 104-102 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Patriots lost a pair of defense players on Wednesday as the new league year is about to get underway.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.