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Jacqueline McCleary, assistant professor of physics, weighs in on the so-called city-killer asteroid that seemed to be likely to hit Earth in 2032. McCleary explains that the increased odds are a normal part of the data process and not to worry!

This week, for required viewing, I might choose the Australian series Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix), that has clear lessons for those dangerously acting on our health and biomedical research landscapes. The series is factually based and follows two young women on their quest for ‘natural’ cancer therapies. One of the main characters has cancer but is terrified […]

A Delta Airlines plane crashed-landed on Monday in Toronto. Northeastern distinguished physics professor Arun Bansil weighs in on how it happened.

Bonnie Liu, fourth year cell and molecular biology major, is part of an organization that visits different places around Boston to play piano for geriatric patients.

The Importance of Research, our topic today, is always timely and always necessary. As a member of the College of Science, you may be asked something like: What exactly is research for and is it worth my tax dollars? And why don’t we have a cure for a specific disease? You can answer with something […]

Alessandro Vespignani, director of Northeastern’s Network Science Institute, Guillaume St-Onge, a physicist at Northeastern, and colleagues have researched how monitoring wastewater from international flights can help scientists anticipate the next pandemic.

Northeastern University professor Craig Ferris worked on research that found that diet plays a role in the likelihood of someone developing Alzheimers.

Northeastern professor Jing-Ke Weng is studying how peanuts trigger allergic reactions by tracking peanut proteins in the body. This research could lead to therapies for peanut allergies and insights into how other allergens affect the body.

Some broadly required reading might be The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, (a pointer from my daughter). There would need to be an abridged version for children, but that’s easy and they would love it. According to the Guardian, the book is “a quietly profound, humane tour de force that tackles politics and gender issues […]

TaKaya McFarland, Northeastern psychology student, is working on a manuscript for a paper on her attempts to develop a score, similar to the Adverse Childhood Events Score (ACES), that would help clinicians understand how vulnerable a person might be to psychosis, an event that is estimated to affect three in 100 young people.

A groundbreaking study by Geoffrey Trussell and James Corbett at Northeastern University, published in Science Advances, outlines one of the first examples of rapid evolution in a marine system in response to an invasive predator and warming oceans.

Chelsea Pe Benito, a Northeastern alumni who graduated with a BS in psychology, will be on the sidelines this Sunday as an NFL cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles.