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This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (pink) cultured in the lab. Photo courtesy of NIAID-RML

Here’s why we shouldn’t refer to COVID-19 as simply ‘coronavirus’

Since mid-February, the disease caused by the coronavirus has been known as COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019, though “coronavirus” is still often used as shorthand to refer to the disease. That’s not entirely accurate.

by Molly Callahan March 2, 2020

Ryan Vanderweit, a U.S. Army veteran who earned his master’s degree in sports leadership at Northeastern University, is running the Marathon de Sables to raise money for organizations that support veterans. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This US Army veteran doesn’t consider himself a runner. So why’s he running 150 miles through the Sahara Desert?

A U.S. Army veteran and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Ryan Vanderweit, who earned his master’s degree in sports leadership at Northeastern, is no stranger to physical challenges. But even he says the 250-kilometer Marathon de Sables is daunting.

by Molly Callahan February 28, 2020

Northeastern acquires Boston’s ‘Horticultural Hall’

The building, contiguous to the university’s Boston campus, sits at the head of Huntington Avenue and neighbors Symphony Hall and the Christian Science Center plaza.

by Molly Callahan February 13, 2020

A man walks through the rubble of a street and cars destroyed by heavy rains in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Heavy rains devastated the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, causing destructive flooding and landslides. (AP Photo/Gustavo Andrade)

Better planning might have limited flood damage in Brazil. But would it have been enough?

Resilient, sustainable planning could help, says Thomas Vicino, who studies metropolitan development and housing in Brazil. The question is whether society has “the political will to confront the realities of climate change.”

by Molly Callahan January 31, 2020

A general view of the House of Lords in London as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated on Tuesday January 21, 2020. Photo credit should read: Kirsty Wigglesworth/ Press Association via AP Images

Brexit is actually happening. Now what?

On Friday, the United Kingdom will officially leave the European Union, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident the two can hammer out a trade deal by the end of the year. That might be “too optimistic,” says Mai’a Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan January 28, 2020

In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, a Delta Airlines jetliner taxis at Logan International Airport in Boston. AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File

Northeastern officials seeking answers about Iranian student who was removed from the US

A Northeastern student who is an Iranian citizen was removed from the United States on Monday night. University officials “still have not received a satisfactory explanation from Customs and Border Protection” as to why, said Jigisha Patel, assistant general counsel.

by Molly Callahan January 21, 2020

A firefighter covers his face from black smoke as he battles a wildfire near Bendalong, Australia on Jan. 3, 2020. Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns. AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

What’s in the smoke given off by the Australian wildfires?

The smoke created by wildfires is filled with chemicals and particulate matter that make it dangerous to breathe, both for firefighters and civilians, say Jessica Oakes and Chiara Bellini, both assistant bioengineering professors who study the health consequences of wildfires.

by Molly Callahan January 16, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

So how do you sell recreational marijuana?

Booming sales and the piecemeal legality of both recreational and medical marijuana use in the United States have created a novel marketplace that is ripe for study by marketing scholars, says Northeastern assistant professor Keith Smith.

by Molly Callahan January 15, 2020

Alicia Sasser Modestino is an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs, and economics, as well as the associate director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Do women in economics face extra scrutiny?

In the field of economics, seminars are critical to the growth of professionals and the field as a whole. But, new research from associate professor Alicia Sasser Modestino shows that men and women are treated very differently at such seminars.

by Molly Callahan January 14, 2020

(Left to right) Alyssa M. Peckham, assistant clinical professor of pharmacy, Steve Clark, assistant clinical professor of physical therapy, movement, and rehabilitation sciences, Lynn Reede, associate clinical professor of nursing, Shan Mohammed, clinical professor of health sciences, and Alycia Markowski, certified orthopedic specialist, speak on a panel during the Health In Translation event at Raytheon Amphitheater. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘This is where the proverbial rubber hits the road’

The inaugural Health in Translation event at Northeastern convened a wide range of people to jumpstart collaboration in order to find novel solutions to grand health challenges.

by Molly Callahan January 13, 2020

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