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Virtual avatars want you to tell them about your pain. Is that the future of health care? 

Science & TechnologyArticle

Virtual avatars want you to tell them about your pain. Is that the future of health care? 

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Texas attacks add to record-setting year for US mass shootings
Bouquets of wrapped flowers on a wall in Maine.

World NewsArticle

Texas attacks add to record-setting year for US mass shootings

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What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds
Microplastics from the ocean in the lab.

Science & TechnologyArticle

What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds

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The short-term rain forecast system is broken. Can AI do a better job of predicting deadly floods?
Dustin Shadownes walking in a creek with a cadaver dog.

Science & TechnologyArticle

The short-term rain forecast system is broken. Can AI do a better job of predicting deadly floods?

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There’s an app in the works for that: Northeastern student developing program to connect researchers and study participants
A person types on a laptop that displays black text: "Exploro."

BusinessArticle

There’s an app in the works for that: Northeastern student developing program to connect researchers and study participants

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Military AI: New book anticipates a world of ‘killer robots’ — and the need to regulate them
A blue and black-colored book titled "The AI Military Race" is suspended in the air in front of a blue background.

Science & TechnologyArticle

Military AI: New book anticipates a world of ‘killer robots’ — and the need to regulate them

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They’ve founded successful companies, now they’re shaping entrepreneurs at Northeastern’s Oakland campus to ‘make this world better’
A person places multi-colored sticky notes on a white board inside a brightly lit classroom.

University NewsArticle

They’ve founded successful companies, now they’re shaping entrepreneurs at Northeastern’s Oakland campus to ‘make this world better’

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Mainstream environmental nonprofits get the most philanthropic support, at the expense of diverse organizations, research says
A woman from the Indigenous community speaking in front of a microphone at a rally against fossil fuels.

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Mainstream environmental nonprofits get the most philanthropic support, at the expense of diverse organizations, research says

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Insecticide exposure linked to lower sperm count in adult males, Northeastern researcher finds
A red tractor is seen from above, spreading insecticides over a green field.

HealthArticle

Insecticide exposure linked to lower sperm count in adult males, Northeastern researcher finds

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‘Experiential robotics’ on display at Northeastern. New space inside EXP features systems that span the technological gamut
Taskin Padir works on a robot in the new EXP Robotics Lab.

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‘Experiential robotics’ on display at Northeastern. New space inside EXP features systems that span the technological gamut

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Messy, resilient, ‘genius’: why this Northeastern food policy expert is thankful for SNAP
Cover of Chris Bosso's new book, which is yellow with a blue bell on it and titled "Why SNAP Works".

NGN Magazine
Messy, resilient, ‘genius’: why this Northeastern food policy expert is thankful for SNAP

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Why office-to-housing conversions are more complicated than they sound
Office buildings in Boston's skyline at night

BusinessArticle

Why office-to-housing conversions are more complicated than they sound

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