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Can you hack your way to a better life?

Joseph Reagle, an associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern, dropped by News@Northeastern to discuss the pros and cons of life hacks.

by Khalida Sarwari May 22, 2019

He left his comfort zone to explore the frontiers of engineering and culture

Recent graduate Conor Messer has lived, worked, and studied in Germany, Jordan, and the United States. Now, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship, he’s headed to…

by Khalida Sarwari May 15, 2019

How you store your guns matters. It could save lives.

A modest increase in the number of people who store firearms in their homes safely could help to save the lives of hundreds of children…

by Khalida Sarwari May 13, 2019

Eating healthy can be a challenge. She just made it a little easier.

Faced with unhealthy snack options everywhere she went, Northeastern graduate student Yasmina Khashoggi took matters into her own hands, creating her own vending machine company…

by Khalida Sarwari May 9, 2019

He wants you to know the pros and cons of hacking your life

Life hacks can help us simplify our lives, stay organized, and maximize our diet, finances, sleep, and work. But Northeastern professor Joseph Reagle says that…

by Khalida Sarwari May 8, 2019

They are working to cure cancer, treat back pain, and restore biodiversity

Northeastern students Gina Duronio, Erica Wagner, and Claire Williams have worked at some of the most prestigious research centers around the world. Now they have…

by Khalida Sarwari May 7, 2019

‘Life goes by so quickly’

Not long from now, life will take them in different directions. They’ll go to dental and medical schools, they’ll become doctors, psychologists, teachers,…

by Khalida Sarwari May 3, 2019

He wants to address the plight of the Hispanic community in Massachusetts

Facing the threat of persecution from paramilitary groups in his native Colombia, Juan Gallego fled with his family and obtained asylum in Massachusetts. Now the…

by Khalida Sarwari May 2, 2019

Finding inspiration in a Dominican shanty town

A volunteering experience inside a Dominican batey helped recent Northeastern graduate Eleanor Patten realize she wanted to become a bilingual educator and help immigrant students…

by Khalida Sarwari April 30, 2019

Northeastern to award five honorary degrees at 2019 Commencement

An accomplished entrepreneur, the president of Miami Dade College, a pioneering researcher in neurobiology, a New York Times best-selling author, and a U. S. Army…

by Khalida Sarwari April 26, 2019

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