Author: Anna Albrecht
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Are we alone in the universe? A Lexington astronomer is raising eyebrows for asking whether a new interstellar object could be made by aliens.
By Anna Albrecht Abraham “Avi” Loeb, the Harvard astronomy professor and bestselling author, has dared to explore what he calls “the most romantic question in science”: Are we alone? “This question is a question that every lonely person asks,” Loeb…
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UMass Boston enrolls record number of in-state freshmen
By Anna Albrecht UMass Boston says more in-state freshman enrolled this fall than in at least a decade. It’s the first year the public university is offering free tuition for Massachusetts residents from households making $75,000 or less. The Beacon…
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New Cambridge performing arts complex officially named ‘The Platform’
By Anna Albrecht A massive complex rises in Kendall Square with an ascending orange-to-blue exterior made of pleated terracotta panels that cascade up like a rising theater curtain. This is the new arts complex that the Cambridge nonprofit Global Arts…