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  • Advances in voice synthesis technology and machine learning helped recreate Val Kilmer’s voice for the long-gestating blockbuster sequel to the 1986 classic. And this is only the beginning of what the technology will do, says Northeastern professor Rupal Patel. Photo by Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

    How A.I. helped Val Kilmer get his voice back for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’


    Advances in voice synthesis technology helped recreate the actor’s voice for the long-gestating blockbuster sequel. And this is only the beginning, says Northeastern professor Rupal Patel.
    • by Cody Mello-Klein   June 7, 2022
  • This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.

    Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here's what we know.


    The virus has unexpectedly spread to Europe, Australia, and North America, with the first U.S. patient undergoing treatment in Boston. “But it’s not something to panic about at this point,” says Brandon Dionne, an associate clinical professor in Northeastern’s department of pharmacy and health systems sciences.
    • by Ian Thomsen   May 20, 2022
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    Women more likely to die of suicide by gun when an adult in their home becomes a lawful gun owner


    “The question that we asked is: ‘What happens to a woman's risk of dying by suicide if an adult she is currently living with decides to become a lawful handgun owner?’” says Matt Miller, a professor of health sciences and epidemiology at Northeastern. His study of 9.5 million women yielded a troubling answer.
    • by Ian Thomsen   April 27, 2022
  • #BreaktheBias is the theme for the 2022 International Women's Day. Men and women around the world are encouraged to cross their arms at the wrists in a show of solidarity for gender equality. Here, a member of the Northeastern community demonstrates how it is done. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

    Strike a pose for International Women’s Day and #BreaktheBias


    Northeastern’s Boston campus welcomes famed #MeToo attorney Debra Katz as part of a series of events marking the global day for gender equity. Students will also hear from an entrepreneur who founded an e-commerce platform for French-speaking West Africa.
    • by Peter Ramjug   March 4, 2022
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday new criteria for the metrics that local jurisdictions use to ease pandemic mitigation measures. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

    New CDC guidance drops indoor mask recommendation for Boston, much of the country


    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday new criteria for the metrics that local jurisdictions use to ease pandemic mitigation measures. “It’s moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach to a much more tailored approach,” says Neil Maniar, professor of public health practice at Northeastern.
    • by Eva Botkin-Kowacki   February 25, 2022
  • Donating perishable food that is past its prime to food banks allows big supermarket chains to maintain better-looking items on the shelf, resulting in higher prices and larger markups than would otherwise be the case, according to a food waste expert's research. (Pictured) NU Mutual Aid holds a mobile food pantry on the Boston campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

    Supermarkets help their bottom line when they donate to food banks


    Supermarkets and food banks complement one another in the U.S. food supply chain, a Northeastern professor studying food waste says. By donating less-than-perfect fruits and vegetables to food banks, supermarkets replenish their shelves with higher-priced, higher-quality goods, thus boosting profits.
    • by Peter Ramjug   February 22, 2022
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    COVID-19 isn’t going away. But now we know how to live with it.


    The COVID-19 toolbox is starting to look a lot more like the approach to battling other viruses. “So 2022 is sort of about making that transition to the new endemic world,” says Jared Auclair, director of the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab at Northeastern.
    • by Eva Botkin-Kowacki   February 15, 2022
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