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Stand Up, Sit Down, Type, Type, Type

by Thea Singer

If sitting is the new smoking, does that make standing desks a breath of…

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Exercise Your Way to Better Memory, Focus, Sleep, and More

by Allie Nicodemo

You’ve heard it at least 100 times—regular physical activity does wonders for your health.…

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Child’s Play: Using Virtual Reality to Advance Physical Therapy

by Casey Bayer

Northeastern’s Danielle Levac develops video games to make physical therapy more fun, motivating, and…

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The Plight of the Modern Coalminer

by Angela Herring

Open-pit coalminers face a unique set of occupational hazards. The dozers, dump trucks, and…

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Predictive Autistic Behavior

by Allie Nicodemo

For some families, having a child with autism who behaves aggressively to themselves or…

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Nanotechnology Improves Implants

by Allie Nicodemo

Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving plays against the Orlando Magic during the first quarter of…

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Stroke Rehabilitation

by Sara J Wadia-Fascetti

Prudence Plummer-D’Amato, an assistant professor of physical therapy at Northeastern University, was recently awarded a grant…

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University Distinguished Professor

by Greg St. Martin

Faculty members Daniel Medwed, left, and Laura Lewis have been appointed to the rank…

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Faster Connections, On the Fly

by Greg St. Martin

During her morning and evening commute, Miriam Leeser enjoys passing the time on the…

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Unbiased Algorithms in a Biased Society

by Allie Nicodemo

How to Create Unbiased Algorithms in a Biased Society Artificial intelligence systems are meant…

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Marine Science Center

by Joe O'Connell

Wednesday is World Oceans Day, a global celebration of our oceans and the important…

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Probing for Pollution

by Angela Herring

When Northeastern assistant professor Loretta Fernandez was a kid, she “wanted to be Jacques…

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Boosting the Electric Grid

by Jason Kornwitz

NORTHEASTERN AWARDED $2.3 MILLION TO BOOST EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC GRID Electrical and computer engineering…

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Book Award

by Samantha Fodrowski

Neal Lerner, who recently joined the Northeastern faculty as an associate professor of English,…

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Critical Need in Tracking Young Students’ Progress

by Greg St. Martin

Northeastern University researchers have received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department…

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Professor’s AI Technology Startup Acquired

by Greg St. Martin

In 2016, associate professor Raymond Fu founded Giaran Inc., a company that leverages advanced artificial intelligence technology…

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A Strategy to Transcend Gender Inequities

by Kathrin S. Zippel

While women working in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — may…

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Physical Activity & Cognitive Health

by Jason Kornwitz

Chuck Hillman practices what he preaches, applying his research findings to his personal life.…

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Exploring Emotion in the Brain

by Allie Nicodemo

Ajay Satpute has always been interested in the mind. Early on, questions of morality…

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Neglected Populations

by Angela Herring

For the first time in its nearly two decade history, this year’s World Health…

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