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Society & Culture

What’s in a name? A linguistics expert explains why some baby names dominate the charts year after year

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by Erin Kayata
University News

From friendships to co-ops and bedazzled boots, Rebecca Bamidele urges graduates to cherish their ‘Northeastern resumes’

by Schuyler Velasco
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Sports

From TD Garden to Fenway Park, graduate student speaker Megan Carter is a hockey and academic star

by Ian Thomsen
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University News

For undergraduate commencement student speaker Rebecca Bamidele, politics and medicine are a potent mix

by Schuyler Velasco
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Arts & Entertainment

Connections and Wordle games from the New York Times are wildly popular. Can they improve cognitive function as you age?

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
Robert Lowndes holding up a moon rock in green lighting.
Science & Technology

The untold story of how two Northeastern professors analyzed moon rocks for NASA a half-century ago

by Ian Thomsen
Illustration of a student working in a maternity ward in a hospital (left) and doing malaria research in the lab (right).
University News

Malaria and maternity wards: This Northeastern student balances medical research and hospital work during Ghana co-op

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
A capuchin monkey in a tree.
University News

Northeastern co-op goes bananas with Santa Rosa Primate Project in Costa Rica

by Cody Mello-Klein
David Chatson throwing pottery on a wheel at the Create Art in Community studio.
Arts & Entertainment

Can pottery be therapy? This psychology student thinks so.

by Schuyler Velasco
3 rings on a black background.
Arts & Entertainment

What is the ‘3 Body Problem’? Astrophysicist explains concept behind hit Netflix show

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Science & Technology

What is a nova outburst? Astrophysicist explains science behind the once-in-a-lifetime event that will light up the sky this year

by Cody Mello-Klein
A person walks in the middle of two kids outside on a sunny day.
University News

Laurie Kramer makes a career of helping kids get along

by Ian Thomsen