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Johnson joined the Health team as a science writer in 2008. She also has covered telecommunications and tech culture for the Business section. Johnson was a physics and English major at Amherst College and earned her master’s degree in science writing from MIT.
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Obscure University of New Hampshire math professor takes major step toward elusive proof
By Carolyn Y. Johnson , Globe Staff
A soft-spoken, virtually unknown mathematician from the University of New Hampshire has found himself overnight a minor celebrity, flooded with requests to give talks at top universities as his work is debated and celebrated online by leaders in his field.
Energy-efficient lighting may worsen sleep deficiencies
By Carolyn Y. Johnson , Globe Staff
A Brigham and Women’s Hospital doctor argues that the sleep deficiencies have been seriously exacerbated by artificial light, especially LEDs.
Entrepreneur gives $125m to Harvard
By Carolyn Y. Johnson , Globe Staff
A Swiss entrepreneur has given Harvard $125 million for the second time in five years, to support a multidisciplinary bioengineering research institute that bears his name.
Fusion program at MIT is ending
By Carolyn Y. Johnson , Globe Staff
The school plans to close a long-running nuclear fusion project, one of only three in the nation, because of cuts in federal funding.