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This neuroscientist wants to change how we diagnose and treat mental illness

Imagine that a doctor could know which treatment would best help a patient with depression, anxiety, or some other mental illness by taking a picture…

Christine Regan Davi - contributor September 19, 2018

The internet’s crawling with bad guys. Here are some of the good ones.

Russian hackers. WannaCry. Equifax. There are a lot of cybervillains out there, and the world needs a lot more cyberheroes to take them out. These…

Kristen Coyne - contributor September 18, 2018

The world's oceans are in peril. This Northeastern graduate wants Generation Z to care.

Northeastern graduate Daisy Kendrick founded Ocean Generation to help young people better understand the problems plaguing the world’s oceans. Over the past two years, she…

Laura Castañón - contributor September 10, 2018

What do cannabis and cryptocurrency have in common? Meet Helene.

Northeastern graduate Helene Servillon works for Orthogonal, a holding company that invests in businesses in the cannabis and cryptocurrency industries. “There’s a lot of stigma…

Kristen Coyne - contributor August 29, 2018

He wants to put Puerto Rico, devastated by Hurricane Maria, back on the (nano) grid

Eugene Smotkin, a Northeastern professor of chemistry and chemical biology, wants to bring inexpensive solar systems to homes in Puerto Rico. All he needs are…

Laura Castañón - contributor August 23, 2018

Will fake social media followers derail the booming influencer marketing business?

Celebrities, social media stars, and other online personalities have taken a hit to their credibility in recent months, as millions of their followers have been…

Christine Regan Davi - contributor August 22, 2018

How long is an Ebola survivor contagious? One case is causing scientists to rethink the answer.

A new report shows that a Liberian woman who survived a case of Ebola in 2014 may have infected her family a year later. The…

Laura Castañón - contributor August 13, 2018

Can the opioid crisis be fixed?

Top minds in drug abuse research converged at Northeastern last week to bring their best science to bear on the national opioid crisis, a public…

Christine Regan Davi - contributor August 3, 2018

Northeastern officials cite safety concerns in efforts to vacate, protect artists

Serious safety concerns have led Northeastern administrators to step up ongoing efforts to convince members of an artists’ collective to vacate a warehouse owned by…

News@Northeastern July 22, 2018

Here’s what happened when Boston tried to assign students good schools close to home

The shortage of top-quality schools in certain Boston neighborhoods has undercut the city’s bold efforts to provide access to good schools close to home, according…

Sara Feijo - contributor July 16, 2018

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