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Northeastern shares updated proposals to expand Marine Science Center at selectmen’s meeting in Nahant

Northeastern on Tuesday presented updated proposals to a selectmen’s meeting in Nahant, Massachusetts, to expand the university’s Marine Science Center. Ralph Martin, Northeastern’s senior vice…

by Laura Castañón December 12, 2018

These bacteria may be the key to treating clinical depression

A study led by researchers at Northeastern shows that there is a potential link between the bacteria that live in our gut and clinical depression.

by Laura Castañón December 10, 2018

A professor wants premature infants to thrive in the hospital. This simple change might help.

Emily Zimmerman, an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, has found that infants suck more frequently when looking at an image of a woman’s…

by Laura Castañón December 10, 2018

This drug could stop the opioid epidemic

Ganesh Thakur, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has created a chemical compound that could enhance the body’s own ability to relieve…

by Laura Castañón and Lia Petronio December 5, 2018

CRISPR has been used to create genetically modified babies. Why are people so upset about it?

The Chinese researcher who announced that he has created the first genetically edited human infants has clearly violated scientific and ethical norms, said Northeastern ethicist…

by Laura Castañón November 29, 2018

What can 3D printing tell us about the human brain?

Researchers at Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research have developed a new model to study the properties of networks that exist in three-dimensional space.

by Laura Castañón November 28, 2018

This solver of scientific paradoxes has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Kim Lewis, a University Distinguished Professor of Biology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his discovery…

by Laura Castañón November 27, 2018

InSight has landed on Mars. Now the real work begins.

The data from InSight will help researchers understand how Mars was formed. These same processes shaped Earth and the other terrestrial planets more than four…

by Laura Castañón November 26, 2018

What if pictures of your brain could predict schizophrenia?

Northeastern neuroscientist Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli has found that a particular pattern of brain activity may be an early sign of schizophrenia.

by Laura Castañón November 26, 2018

Northeastern joins forces with Suffolk Construction to build the future of data

Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business is forming a partnership with Suffolk Construction, a national contracting company, to develop data-based solutions to help businesses succeed.

by Laura Castañón November 20, 2018

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