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People in the audience hold up their smartphones as President Donald Trump speaks during the National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

You’re going to get a notification from President Trump on Wednesday. Here’s why.

On Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EDT, your cellphone will light up with a message from the President of the United States. The alert will test a new nationwide communication method, and you can’t opt out of receiving the notification. “You can draw a clear through-line from the outcry over unwanted junk mail, to email spam, to robocalls, and now this,” said Northeastern assistant professor Ryan Ellis.

by Molly Callahan October 2, 2018

The high notes—and low notes—of live TV musicals

The recent surge of live TV musicals, including this month’s Hairspray Live!, offers a chance to recast classics with more diverse actors and expose a younger audience to “the joy of a stage musical,” says Scott Edmiston, chair of the theater department. Whether media corporations have been successful in capturing that joy, however, is a different story.

by Molly Callahan December 14, 2016

Climate change forces scientists to speak up

Blurb: When discussing one of the most contentious topics of the 21st century—climate change—finding the balance between fact and emotion is precarious, say Northeastern faculty.

by Joe O'Connell August 13, 2015

NASA experience launches student’s career aspirations into stratosphere

Working with whip-smart astronauts at NASA has inspired Melanie Whiting to pursue a terminal degree and design her own dream job.

by Jason Kornwitz March 25, 2015

You’re going to get a notification from President Trump on Wednesday. Here’s why.

The high notes—and low notes—of live TV musicals

Climate change forces scientists to speak up

NASA experience launches student’s career aspirations into stratosphere

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