Aron Stubbins studies the carbon cycle at Northeastern University in the United States. The circulation of this element is fundamental to life, and plastic may be disrupting it.

Swire-Thompson, a psychologist at Northeastern University, studies misinformation—but not the political lies that get most of the attention. She’s interested in false information about cancer, and why people fall for it. “There’s a lot of people online trying to sell their snake oil,” she says.

Laura Lewis, distinguished university professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern University, said in February that the accessibility and amount of the minerals Ukraine might have do not seem to be of a level that would even be economically competitive with what the U.S. already has access to.

Why do so many people care? “It involves a police officer and the possibility of police misconduct or even a cover-up,” said Laurel Ahnert, an assistant teaching professor at Northeastern University who taught a class on true crime.

“Bread is a pantry staple, but it’s also a prime target for mold, which raises both quality and safety concerns,” Darin Detwiler, PhD, a food safety expert and associate teaching professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, tells SELF.

Matthew B. Ross, a professor at Northeastern University who often serves as an expert witness in cases in which the department reaches consent decrees to reform local police departments, said he had heard from lawyers in the division he had worked with that they would be leaving.

“Content takedowns on Facebook just don’t matter all that much, because of how long they take to happen,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and the lead author of the paper in the Journal of Online Trust and Safety.

Gregory D. Abowd, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University.

Companies’ ad spending tends to track gross domestic product pretty closely, said marketing professor Koen Pauwels at Northeastern University.

“A dirty sponge can actually contain more bacteria than a toilet seat,” said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University. “Each use spreads germs instead of removing them, turning your efforts to clean into an unintentional act of contamination.”

Even before last summer’s Millsmont Seminary Block Party, Pastor James Polk of the Greater House of Prayer Church in East Oakland’s Millsmont neighborhood knew a community event could greatly benefit the neighborhood.

The FTC recently launched an investigation into the prevalence and use of surveillance pricing, also known as personal pricing. A team at Boston’s Northeastern University is also investigating its use and impacts on consumers.