Health

Nursing co-ops work through Boston snowstorms

Students on co-op at Boston hospitals battled the recent spate of snowstorms to fulfill their professional obligations to their colleagues, to their patients, and to themselves.

by Jason Kornwitz March 3, 2015

Why they loved their global co-ops

Five students who presented at a recent international co-op fair describe their experiential learning opportunities abroad and what made those experiences so meaningful.

by Greg St. Martin February 19, 2015

Did you know you were lip-reading today?

In new research, Northeastern professor David Lewkowicz delivered some intriguing findings about bilingual babies’ lip-reading. But he also says adults do quite a bit of lip-reading every day, probably without even knowing it.

by Greg St. Martin February 13, 2015

Study: Bilingual infants lip-read more than monolingual infants

The findings have big implications for understanding how infants acquire speech and language and could play a role in treating and diagnosing children with communicative and learning disorders like autism, says Northeastern professor David J. Lewkowicz.

by Greg St. Martin February 11, 2015

Journalist goes behind the scenes on healthcare law

Steven Brill offered a two-step solution to the country’s healthcare crisis during his hourlong lecture at Northeastern University on Wednesday afternoon.

by Jason Kornwitz January 27, 2015

The startup matchmaker

Members of the university’s entrepreneurship community convened Wednesday to formally launch the the Daniel J. McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network, which is designed to match student, faculty, and alumni entrepreneurs with experienced alumni and other industry professionals.

by Greg St. Martin January 26, 2015

Northeastern joins new research center on healthy aging

Terry Fulmer, dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, will lead Northeastern’s team involved in a new multi-university consortium, which focuses on healthy aging and innovative approaches to help middle-aged and older adults lead a more active lifestyle.

by Greg St. Martin January 23, 2015

3Qs: Tracking the flu

Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani, a world-renowned statistical physicist, is working to forecast the spread of the flu.

by Greg St. Martin January 20, 2015

Laughing Matters

On a recent Friday afternoon, a small group of Northeastern students convened in the Sacred Space to rekindle the lost joys of childhood.

by Jason Kornwitz January 12, 2015

Groundbreaking Northeastern research sweeps the globe

Northeastern University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis and his team’s pioneering research presenting a new antibiotic that kills pathogens without encountering any detectable resistance has captured headlines worldwide and drawn widespread praise from the scientific community.

by Greg St. Martin January 9, 2015