Northeastern University

What people who don’t like music might tell us about social interaction

About 5 percent of people don’t like music. After tracking some of them down, Northeastern professors Psyche Loui and Ajay Satpute will study how this phenomenon might relate to struggles with social interaction—and teach us better ways to treat it.

by Aria Bracci August 8, 2019

So you love music. It cares for you, too.

Psyche Loui, an assistant professor at Northeastern who studies how music affects the brain and the body, knows some people need help focusing and others are struggling with the precursors of dementia. A possible solution for both? The right type of song.

by Aria Bracci June 12, 2019

April in a flash

Cute dogs. Lawn games. Music on the Quad. Here, in less than 30 seconds, is what happened on the Boston campus in April.

by Cam Sleeper and Glenn Pike May 6, 2019

Here’s what Boston looked like after a deadly wave of molasses swallowed the North End

Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood, which killed 21 people in Boston’s North End when a storage tank ruptured and…

by Gregory Grinnell and January 15, 2019

How to save a life

Raya Kaplan was making the rounds in the emergency room of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center when she spotted a patient whose face was quickly turning blue. The closest nurse was at the other end of the hallway, and every second counted. Kaplan, an emergency room technician on co-op from Northeastern, didn’t waste any time.

by Molly Callahan July 5, 2018

Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide

Northeastern University and IBM have established a strategic learning collaboration to integrate the company’s in-house education programs with the university’s academic credentials.

by News@Northeastern September 25, 2017

A Q&A with the president

President Aoun sat down with Senior Vice President for Advancement Diane MacGillivray last week for a Q&A with university staff. Here are highlights from their…

by Molly Callahan March 10, 2017

Marijuana in Massachusetts, what happens now that it’s legal?

Massachusetts voters earlier this month overwhelmingly approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. We asked drug policy expert Leo Beletsky what happens next and how the Trump administration could impact the rollout of this new law, which takes effect Dec. 15.

by Joe O'Connell November 28, 2016

New student finds possibilities abound at Northeastern

As a top performer on her high school speech team, Mary Abrahamyan had the chance to explore diverse prose and create readings and performances that she believed exemplified the substance of the text. She plans to bring that thirst for exploration to Northeastern.

by Joe O'Connell November 18, 2016

Homecoming 2016 had all the thrills

From the Mayor of Huntington Avenue election to a celebrated appearance by Amy Poehler to the sweet joys of victory for the basketball programs, Northeastern’s Homecoming 2016 was one not to be forgotten.

by News@Northeastern November 14, 2016