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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • The Science of Nostalgia: Why Audiences Can’t Get Enough of Star Wars, Top Gun and Stranger Things

    The Science of Nostalgia: Why Audiences Can’t Get Enough of Star Wars, Top Gun and Stranger Things

    Pop culture is full of instantly recognizable iconography, images and sounds that reach into our brains and pull us back in time. Hollywood has been mining the past for cinematic gold, increasingly relying on reboots, remakes and sequels. The latest Star Wars show, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the super-sized fourth season of ‘80s homage “Stranger Things,” and “Top […]
  • Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Congratulations to the five undergraduate students who have been named 2022 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!
  • How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.

    How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.

    The ability to evaluate your feelings can be an important tool for regulating your emotions. Northeastern researchers uncovered where this process happens in the brain in a new study.
  • Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    11 are faculty members of the College of Science are 2023 TIER1 Awardees. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
  • Millions of research papers are published in a year. How do scientists keep up?

    Millions of research papers are published in a year. How do scientists keep up?

    Keeping up with the latest developments in their field is a challenge for researchers at all points of their careers, but it especially affects early-career scientists, as they also have to read the many papers that represent the foundation of their field.
  • Fulbright-funded research will have grad student studying the impact of virtual learning on kids

    Fulbright-funded research will have grad student studying the impact of virtual learning on kids

    Nicole Occidental, BS in Behavioral Neuroscience, recently received a full scholarship from the U.S. Fulbright Students Program to begin her master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience at Maastricht University in the Netherlands next year.
  • Are we part of nature, or separate from it? How you answer matters.

    Are we part of nature, or separate from it? How you answer matters.

    Recent research by John Coley reveals that decreasing the psychological distance between a person and the environment increases their likeliness to want to take care of it.
  • The spiritual joys of Ramadan

    The spiritual joys of Ramadan

    First-year behavioral neuroscience major Laila Kibodya discusses the Islamic celebration of Ramadan, and how the practice of fasting connects to higher spiritual principles.
  • What’s it like to compete at the Olympics? Northeastern athletes share their stories.

    What’s it like to compete at the Olympics? Northeastern athletes share their stories.

    Northeastern students Devon Levi (Ice Hockey, Team Canada), COS student Alina Müller (Ice Hockey, Team Switzerland), and Sabrina Cass (Freestyle Skiing, Team Brazil), detail their incredible experience participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
  • A Guide to Mindful Meditation

    A Guide to Mindful Meditation

    Aaron Daniels, psychology professor and mindfulness fellow at Northeastern, explains how meditation can lead to living life more intentionally, and how it’s benefited him on his own personal journey.
  • Stunned students protest Russian invasion of Ukraine

    Stunned students protest Russian invasion of Ukraine

    Northeastern’s Ukraine Cultural Club, led by Deanna Zawadiwsky, a fourth-year psychology and economics major, met on Centennial Common to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • Instagram Takeover: Brain Awareness Week with COS NEURONS

    Instagram Takeover: Brain Awareness Week with COS NEURONS

    Sacha Sergent, public relations officer of the Northeastern University Researchers of Neuroscience club, shares her experience as a neuroscience major. She will highlight Brain Awareness Week during her upcoming Instagram Takeover Wednesday, March 9.