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A Northeastern student is silhouetted against Shillman Hall during class break. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono June 17, 2022

Bieber reported last week that half his face had been paralyzed due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome. His announcement left fans concerned and curious about the rare neurological condition. Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images

What is Justin Bieber’s rare neurological condition?

As the world learns more about the rare neurological syndrome that paralyzed half of the pop star’s face, many are left wondering how you get it, how you treat it, and whether Bieber will recover. Emily Zimmerman, Northeastern associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, weighs in to help answer these questions.

by Cody Mello-Klein June 14, 2022

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can you really die instantly from a single bee sting, as in ‘Bridgerton’?

The Emmy-nominated Netflix series featured a flashback wherein Edmund Bridgerton, patriarch of the titular family, dies about a minute after getting stung by a bee. Can it happen that fast? Northeastern health sciences experts weigh in.

by Molly Callahan March 31, 2022

A watch party is held in the Northeastern Curry Student center for student Liz Feltner who competed in the finals of Jeopardy! National College Chamiobship. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Test your Jeopardy! skills against the National College Championship finalist

Northeastern fifth-year student Liz Feltner correctly answered more than two dozen questions—or rather, questioned more than two dozen answers—to make it to the final round of the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship. See if you can answer all the questions she got right to get there.

by Hillary Chabot February 22, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic was no match for Northeastern alum, who turned an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel into musical

Brooke Di Spirito, a lifelong ballet dancer with a parallel interest in writing, so loved The Beautiful and the Damned that it spawned a radical idea: She would adapt the story into a musical.

by Tanner Stening February 14, 2022

Pages from the Art Spiegelman book. Photo by Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

A closer look at the ban on ‘Maus’

A Tennessee school board recently voted to ban the Holocaust-based graphic novel “Maus.” Hillary Chute, distinguished professor of English who’s studied and written extensively about the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, weighs in on the decision.

by Hillary Chabot January 28, 2022

‘Succession is the No. 1 issue that haunts family businesses,’ says Kimberly A. Eddleston, Schulze distinguished professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern. HBO

Beyond the hit show, succession looms large for many real family businesses

Wealthy beyond compare and seeming to lack any compassion or empathy, the Roy family in HBO’s hit Succession is easy to root against and unrelatable in the extreme. But their predicament—determining who is next in line for the company—is one that casts a shadow over most family businesses, says Kimberly A. Eddleston, Schulze Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan December 12, 2021

Why do you love (or hate) holiday music?

The season of “Deck the Halls,” “White Christmas,” and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is upon us and there is no escaping it. Northeastern professors Psyche Loui and Deirdre Loughridge explain why the same songs come back year after year after year.

by Ian Thomsen December 2, 2021

Looking for a book to curl up with this winter? Try these recommendations.

Winter is settling in. As the mercury drops and the snow begins to fall, you may be wrapping yourself up in a cozy blanket, pouring yourself a hot drink, and curling up with a good book. We asked members of the Northeastern community to recommend their favorite books for the cold weather—or a book that might make a good gift for a loved one this holiday season.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki December 1, 2021

Northeastern remembers Ed Bullins, prominent playwright of the Black Arts Movement

Friends and colleagues of Ed Bullins, a leading Black playwright of the 1960s, whose work helped shape a protest movement within the theater, remember the former Northeastern University professor as gentle, warm, and restlessly prolific.

by Tanner Stening November 23, 2021

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