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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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  • Experience Magazine: How learning to communicate with aliens could save humanity

    Experience Magazine: How learning to communicate with aliens could save humanity

    Adam Cooper, a linguistics professor at Northeastern University, talks about his research. Professor Cooper also comments on the projects from the SETI Institute and how we could reconstruct an alien language.
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    Bacteria Can Behave “Spitefully” To Those That Don’t Support The Colony

    “If you’ve ever felt like the microbes making you sick are just doing it out of spite, here is some support for your suspicion. Although bacteria and viruses only harm their host for their own benefit, the same isn’t true in their relations with others of their kind, a new study indicates. When one bacterium […]
  • Rapid rise in monkeypox spurs calls for better tests, more vaccine doses

    Rapid rise in monkeypox spurs calls for better tests, more vaccine doses

    Northeastern University educators are calling for more comprehensive testing and vaccine dosages to combat the viral outbreak.
  • Summer Bridge Scholars make ‘tremendous start’ in their Northeastern experience

    Summer Bridge Scholars make ‘tremendous start’ in their Northeastern experience

    The Summer Bridge Scholars Program allows incoming students to come to campus to become physically and academically acclimated. These are some of the highlights from this years program.
  • Northeastern is top destination for Boston Public Schools’ valedictorians

    Northeastern is top destination for Boston Public Schools’ valedictorians

    The best and brightness from Boston Public Schools have decided on Northeastern as a top choice. Eleven of the 41 Boston Public Schools valedictorians will be attending Northeastern University this fall.
  • Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern faculty in the Life Sciences Testing Center are working with Boston biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks to help detect and prevent the spread of monkeypox.
  • Shark Week, The ‘Jaws Effect’ and how more Great Whites in the water are changing human behavior

    Shark Week, The ‘Jaws Effect’ and how more Great Whites in the water are changing human behavior

    Shark Week 2022 is recognized the week of July 24 2022. Marine and Environmental Science PhD student Evan Prasky comments on how humans view sharks.
  • Researchers discover promising new catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells

    Researchers discover promising new catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells

    Northeastern professors Sanjeev Mukerjee and Arun Bansil discuss their breakthrough research on catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells.
  • Can infrastructure and tourism endure triple-digit temperatures, extreme weather during ‘Danger Season’?

    Can infrastructure and tourism endure triple-digit temperatures, extreme weather during ‘Danger Season’?

    Northeastern Faculty in the College of Science and the College of Engineering specializing in environmental studies are asked about the increasing temperatures effect on Infrastructure and Tourism.
  • Northeastern entrepreneurs make fashion statement by connecting unique designer brands with consumers

    Northeastern entrepreneurs make fashion statement by connecting unique designer brands with consumers

    Northeastern students Lukas Dudzik and Alder Whiteford discuss their online fashion platform Sewn Boutique and how it strives to “break down these walls and bridge the gap between small fashion and consumers.”
  • What are crowdsourced photos taken along hiking trails telling us about the climate?

    What are crowdsourced photos taken along hiking trails telling us about the climate?

    Northeastern graduate Graceanne Piselli's uses crowdsourced data on local plants along New England National Scenic Trail to help identify signs of climate change.
  • Webb Telescope will alter view of cosmos, thanks to a Northeastern graduate

    Webb Telescope will alter view of cosmos, thanks to a Northeastern graduate

    The stars were out to shine on Tuesday as NASA revealed the first full-color images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful telescope ever sent into space. The five images revealed Tuesday show the vastness of space with an unprecedented level of detail. And one Northeastern alum is partly to thank for that.