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How pancakes helped explain the effects of the US embargo on Cuba

Katrina Haase never expected she’d be so excited to see a carton of eggs. But when the Northeastern student, working on co-op in Cuba, finally found eggs after months of scouring grocery stores, the chilling effects of the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba hit home.

by Molly Callahan February 25, 2019

Professor says the Green New Deal’s focus on renewable energy could fight global warming, create healthier communities

The Green New Deal and other initiatives that move the world away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy could also reduce social injustices across the globe, says Jennie Stephens, a professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan February 22, 2019

You want to manage your anger better. Your brain wants you to stay alive. Here’s how you can do both.

Can you discern the differences among all the subtle shades of your anger? If we better understand how emotions differ from one another, we’ll be better equipped to respond to whatever provoked them, says Lisa Feldman Barrett, a Northeastern professor who studies the psychology of emotion.

by Molly Callahan February 21, 2019

Here’s how local TV news could save the 2020 election

Journalists and the public criticized the way news outlets covered the 2016 election, and they sought to fix coverage problems for 2020. But for all this hand-wringing, the solution in 2020 could be deceptively simple, say two journalism professors at Northeastern: Improve local TV news.

by Molly Callahan February 15, 2019

A lesson from the US measles outbreak: Vaccines don’t just protect you—they protect everyone around you

“Most healthy people can tolerate the measles,” says Brandon Dionne, who studies infectious diseases at Northeastern. “The real risk is the groups of people who can’t, either because they have compromised immune systems or medical conditions that would otherwise prevent them from being immunized.”

by Molly Callahan February 13, 2019

This architect looked at an abandoned, littered parking lot under a highway and saw something beautiful

Dan Adams, who directs Northeastern’s School of Architecture, had to meet a lot of competing goals to reimagine a deserted plot of land in Boston’s Ink Block Neighborhood, and he pulled it off. The final product won a top honor from the American Institute of Architects.

by Molly Callahan February 8, 2019

A body language expert analyzes the ‘Pelosi Clap’ and other highlights from the State of the Union

It was President Donald Trump who delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the one “who stole the show in terms of people paying attention to body language,” said Laura Dudley, a behavioral analyst at Northeastern University.

by Molly Callahan February 6, 2019

In his State of the Union address, Trump makes his pitch for the border in the language of unity

President Donald Trump kicked off his State of the Union address championing policies that “the Democrats would have no choice but to applaud,” said said Nicholas Beauchamp, an assistant professor of political science at Northeastern. In an address delayed by an unprecedented government shutdown, Trump told members of the 116th Congress Tuesday that “The state of the Union is strong.”

by Molly Callahan February 6, 2019

Human trafficking happens every day in the US. Why do we hear about it only at the Super Bowl?

It's a phenomenon that happens year after year. As hundreds of thousands of football fans flood into designated cities across the United States in anticipation of the Super Bowl, ranks of human traffickers bring sex- and labor-workers to meet the demands of the crowds, says Amy Farrell, an associate professor at Northeastern who studies human trafficking.

by Molly Callahan February 1, 2019

A cheese plate just like this one led to a Today show appearance

In 2013, Marissa Mullen was arranging cheese plates for her friends and classmates at Northeastern as a way to relax during the busy school year. Five and a half years later, she’s making them on TV.

by Molly Callahan January 31, 2019

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