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Wellness Week offers numerous events across Northeastern’s global campuses, including a workshop on holistic time management
Students participating in activities on Krentzman Quad.

Wellness Week offers numerous events across Northeastern’s global campuses, including a workshop on holistic time management

Northeastern to celebrate Diwali across its global network with many rich events 
Person holding a tea candle to celebrate Diwali.

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Northeastern to celebrate Diwali across its global network with many rich events 

What LSD, mushrooms, and toad venom taught Michael Pollan about spirituality
Throughout his psychedelic trips, Pollan experienced epiphanies of love, which, he acknowledges, can ring banal. Some of his visions left him crying. As he recovered from the abject nothingness set forth by the venomous toad, he experienced a profound sense of gratitude for his being. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University

What LSD, mushrooms, and toad venom taught Michael Pollan about spirituality

Northeastern neuroscientist joins Dalai Lama to explore spirituality and science
While many researchers and scholars examine trauma at the community or individual level, Rebecca Shansky investigates it a single neuron at a time. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University.

Northeastern neuroscientist joins Dalai Lama to explore spirituality and science

3Qs: Northeastern novelist speaks of “vision”

3Qs: Northeastern novelist speaks of “vision”