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Society & Culture

Is it appropriate to discuss inflation when asking your boss for a raise? Northeastern business professor weighs in

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by Tanner Stening
Science & Technology

Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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by Tanner Stening
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Science & Technology

Engineers are ‘unsung heroes’ and Northeastern students ‘have the courage to push boundaries and be visionary’

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Society & Culture

Nearly a quarter of Americans met criteria for ‘moderate depression’ during COVID-19 pandemic years, Northeastern research shows

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by Tanner Stening
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Society & Culture

Is Starbucks’s olive oil infused coffee a healthy combination? Northeastern food expert breaks down the company’s latest concoction

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by Tanner Stening
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Science & Technology

Northeastern scientists using artificial intelligence to unlock the mystery of El Nino’s impact on droughts and floods

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Science & Technology

Gregory Abowd spent a career thinking about ‘computer-human’ interaction. Now he’s won the field’s coveted ‘Lifetime Research Award’

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by Tanner Stening
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Society & Culture

It’s Presidents Day, so we asked: Is the president of the United States still the most powerful person on earth?

by Sabira Khalili - Contributor
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Business

It’s just another marketing scheme. ‘De-influencers’ tell you what to buy by telling you what not to buy

by Beth Treffeisen
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World & National News

Are the US and China headed for a Cold War?

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by Tanner Stening
Science & Technology

Northeastern’s Ali Abur appointed to National Academy of Engineering—the ‘highest honor an engineer can receive’

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by Tanner Stening
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World & National News

‘We’re mourning the losses.’ Turkish and Syrian students impacted by devastation at home

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert