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What the death of a lone Indigenous man in Brazil can tell us about our global future
As Brazil's presidential election approaches, the death of the "man of the hole" highlights what's at stake, from Indigenous rights, to environmental decline, to a global climate crisis.
September 20, 2022
Northeastern wins court decision in plan to expand Marine Science Center on its Nahant property
A Superior Court judge has ruled in Northeastern’s favor regarding the university’s proposed expansion of its Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts.
September 20, 2022
Northeastern co-op fulfills childhood dream by working at NASA
After discovering the wonders of outer space in middle school, Mya Karinchak, a fourth year physics student, is finally seeing her passion take flight. She's currently co-oping at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, helping NASA analyze and gather data about how solar winds impact Mars.
September 20, 2022
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Northeastern expands global reach with Africa partnership
Northeastern Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan and Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi, vice chancellor of University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have signed a memorandum of understanding expressing a mutual desire to work together and find areas of collaboration and opportunity.
September 19, 2022
Where are you really from? An incoming assistant professor explores the psychology of being biracial
Science Fellow in the psychology and applied psychology department Analia Albuja has dedicated her research career to understanding how racial and cultural labeling affects people who do not fall neatly into the categories society.
September 19, 2022
How quantum physicists are looking for life on exoplanets
News@Northeastern spoke to Gregory Fiete, a physics professor at Northeastern, about some of the broad applications of quantum research.
September 19, 2022
Q&A with Jihoon Jun, BA in Biology
Jihoon Jun is currently enrolled in the biology program and will be graduating in 2023. Learn about his experience in the program. Q: What is your major, and when are you graduating? I’m a Biology major on the Predental track, graduating in 2023. Q: Why did you decide to pursue this major? Knowing I wanted […]
September 16, 2022
Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?
Scientists in Neel Joshi’s laboratory at Northeastern University are a step closer to developing a probiotic pill that could prevent the leading cause childhood mortality.
September 15, 2022
Northeastern professor and family lead camp for marginalized children in native Transylvania
Northeastern's Albert-László Barabási, professor of network science and physics, and his wife Janet Kelley, a literature and creative writing teacher at Brookline High School, led a week-long summer camp for marginalized and orphaned children in Transylvania, Romania.
September 09, 2022
Northeastern receives more than $230 million in new research awards
Aron Stubbins and Samuel Munoz, professors of marine and environmental sciences, were awarded an NSF grant to study how microplastics are accumulating and moving in the environment—especially in rivers and other waterways
September 08, 2022
‘Star Trek is not that far away.’ Grant will help develop cutting-edge quantum technology on Burlington campus
A $3.5 million grant from the state of Massachusetts will help advance the field of quantum technology, create jobs and change our lives for the better.
September 07, 2022
After winning NOAA fellowship, Northeastern grad will take marine environmental mission to D.C.
Lab technician for Northeastern’s Marine Science Center Sophia Ly will be working in Washington, D.C. on marine policy issues as the winner of a Sea Grant Knauss fellowship.
September 02, 2022
Why don’t children with obesity benefit instantly from exercise?
Kids of all body types are tested as Northeastern researchers discover why children with obesity are outliers in terms of the immediate cognitive benefits of exercise.
August 30, 2022
New Northeastern cognitive neuroscientist wants to improve your hearing—and brain function
Jonathan Peelle, one of Northeastern’s newest faculty members and cognitive neuroscientist has begun work in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health.
August 29, 2022