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Slain MIT professor’s physics career flourished as his suspected killer’s foundered

Claudio Neves Valente’s academic career foundered, while his one-time classmate, Nuno Loureiro, flourished as a physics professor at MIT.

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Brown University shooting: Suspect found dead, is also accused of killing MIT professor

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Suspect in Brown University and MIT Shootings Found Dead. Here’s What We Know

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Brown shooting updates: Guns found with suspect linked to campus shooting and killing of MIT professor

The body of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the suspected gunman in the shootings, was found in a storage unit in Salem, N.H., on Thursday with two guns beside him.

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Providence mayor, police chief honored at college basketball game after scrutiny over Brown shooter investigation

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Journal Exclusive: How police tracked down the Brown University shooter

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What to know about MIT professor Nuno Loureiro and the investigation into his shooting

Loureiro studied the behavior of plasma and worked to explain the physics behind astronomical phenomena such as solar flares. His research, according to his obituary on MIT’s news site, “involved the design of fusion devices that could harness the energy of fusing plasmas, bringing the dream of clean, near-limitless fusion power closer to reality.”

Killing of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro ripples through the ranks of academia and science

Loureiro's colleagues in Cambridge and beyond are reflecting on his legacy in physics, teaching, and research leadership.

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MIT professor and fusion scientist shot dead at his home

The shooting death of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his home near Boston is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Nuno Loureiro, 47, from Portugal, was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after he was found mortally wounded at his Brookline home Monday night.

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MIT fusion leader Nuno Loureiro shot dead: Who was the physics genius behind clean energy breakthroughs?

Fusion scientist Nuno Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday night. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor died from his injuries at a local hospital on Tuesday.