The most promising new antibiotics may, counterintuitively, come from the bacterial domain itself. Though nature’s bacterial library could hold a multitude of undiscovered antibiotic recipes, sifting through its diversity is a daunting task: Most bacteria found in the environment—99%—will not grow on a petri dish in traditional cell culture. We may soon be able to […]

Northeastern University Friday, TD Garden Speaker: US Secretary of State John F. Kerry Honorary degrees: Charles Elachi of NASA (graduate commencement speaker); Thomas McCarthy, director and screenwriter of “Spotlight”; Charles F. Bolden Jr., administrator of NASA; Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita

Richard Wamai, assistant professor of public health at Northeastern University, said the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are ill equipped for this challenge. “Detection will require expanding the health service system, which requires investments in infrastructure,” Wamai said. “That calls for prioritization which is difficult to do because of competing health demands. Cancer in general is, […]

Thanks to a group of students from Northeastern University, you can now locate all your favorite food trucks in Boston using an interactive map. Boston Feed is a real-time graphic that tracks nearly 60 food trucks around the city. It was created by Jenn Kappel and Karen Doyle, two graduating seniors at Northeastern University. Their […]

The fatal crash between a duck boat and a woman on a scooter near Boston Common Saturday has raised concerns about the safety of the large, amphibious vehicles, particularly of the sightlines for drivers who tower above traffic on busy city streets. “Anybody can see that the duck boat has a blind spot,” said Peter […]

But serial killer expert Jack Levin doesn’t buy such a pure motive. “Getting it off his chest because he’s proud of it — not because he feels he is guilty of anything,” said Levin, a professor emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston. Most serial killers, he said, are sexual sadists who consider their crimes their […]

Ad tech’s intricacy doesn’t mean that brands don’t want to invest in it any more. Now, more than ever, companies want to find ways to optimizing their advertising efforts and maximizing effectiveness, according to Yakov Bart, marketing professor for Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. “They don’t want to miss out on programmatic, because when they do it right, […]

Sometimes, they bully you by saying they’ll notify your family or your employer. Legitimate debt collection agencies usually follow the law, but scammers feel no such compunction. These criminals may threaten to talk with your neighbors, says Coleen Pantalone, a professor of finance at D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University in Boston. “They want you […]

Caps and gowns. The cornucopia of Latin phrases. Words of wisdom (Failure is good!) from a celebrated speaker. College commencements brim with time-honored traditions. But at many local schools, graduates are also ushered into the real world with quirky, quaint, and symbolic rituals. Boston University graduates celebrate by stepping or dancing on the BU seal […]

Even more worrisome for the future integrity of Ukraine’s archives under Viatrovych is his notoriety among Western historians for his willingness to allegedly ignore or even falsify historical documents. “Scholars on his staff publish document collections that are falsified,” said Jeffrey Burds, a professor of Russian and Soviet history at Northeastern University.“ I know this […]

Northeastern University students have some big ideas for downtown Mansfield. And if history is any indication, some of them might just become reality. Seven senior engineering students in the university’s Capstone program presented selectmen with a detailed presentation on how the town could beautify the North Main Street area, simplify traffic patterns and make downtown […]

According to a recent research paper, smaller companies that appoint entrepreneurs to their boards see a number of positive changes. Their stock prices shoot up more than expected in the days following the announcement. Their revenue-growth rates are higher than those at companies that appoint non-entrepreneur directors. And a measure of long-term company value moves […]