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Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
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Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.
Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
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Cross-country trek in electric vehicle tests the limits of charging network, finds faces tackling climate change along the way
When Northeastern graduate and TV show host Sophie Shrand decided she was going to make a documentary about taking a cross-country trip in an electric vehicle, she knew she needed to do more than just travel from Point A to Point B.
As president-elect of neuroscience society, Northeastern professor advocates for access to the scholarly community
Ajay Satpute, assistant professor of psychology, remembers the first question he ever asked at an academic conference. “It was about the role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and theory of mind, basically mentalizing about other people,” he says.
These goggles scan your brain to detect neurological and vision function loss
It combines a smartphone in a virtual reality headset with a brain sensor and plays podcasts.
How does social media affect adolescent mental health? This researcher wants to find out
Alexandra Rodman wants to understand why “75% of all mental health diagnoses occur during the adolescent years.” What makes us, as humans, so vulnerable to social stressors in the years following puberty?
Psychology professor building ‘data science tool’ to increase the reliability of human brain research
When Stephanie Noble, a new assistant professor of psychology in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, says that psychology and neuroscience are facing a “reproducibility crisis,” what she means is that the scientific method itself is at risk.
Study aims to determine if ‘statistical learning’ can predict autistic children’s language development
For many of us, our first word was either “dada” or “mama.” A concept known as “statistical learning” likely played a role in helping us reach that milestone. Statistical learning, or SL for short, is a foundational theory of language development used to explain the process by which a person gains the understanding to detect, […]
How Northeastern student-athletes become champions on field and in classroom
They averaged a 3.411 GPA this past spring while also boosting the university to a No. 11 national ranking for athletic success. “I think people may not realize the demands that are on our student-athletes and how hard they work at both of their crafts,” says Jim Madigan, Northeastern’s athletic director.
Clarity or uncertainty? In her visualizations, NSF Career awardee Lace Padilla balances both
While Lace Padilla’s data visualization forecasts are intended to appear simple, the research and psychology behind their designs are anything but.
Human exceptionalism hinders environmental action, Northeastern scientists find
What is nature?
When Northeastern University researchers asked a sample of undergraduate students this question last spring, many of their responses included “the outdoors,” “flora and fauna that exist without human interference” or “natural environment.”
Is President Biden too old to serve a second term? A cognitive scientist explains the effects of aging on the brain
Is President Joe Biden too old to become president again?
Undergraduate Student Experience Spotlight: Harrison Gillman
My name is Harrison Gillman, and I am a third-year psychology major with a criminal justice minor. I am expecting to graduate in May 2024.
Women Who Empower announce 2023 Innovator Awards winners
Twenty-eight entrepreneurs have been recognized for their innovative, boundary-pushing work by Northeastern University’s 2023 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards.