“If They Hit Me, I’ll Get Free Tuition” Should we be concerned about the mental health of millennials? By Lily Weber, Biology and English, 2023 Source: Shutterstock It doesn’t take long after venturing onto any popular social media platform to fully grasp just how dark millennial humor has become. In fact, listening to any casual conversation […]
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Feel The Burn: How insights into burning have better shaped our understanding of pain By Theodore Fisher, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020 Source: Shutterstock Think back to the last time you burned yourself. Chances are you were cooking, touching up a hairstyle, or getting the wrinkles out of that one shirt that never washes well. Ever since we
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Thermoelectric Materials: A balancing challenge for recycling heat By Jennifer Garland, Applied Physics & Math, 2021 Source: Shutterstock As the planet warms due to excessive burning of fossil fuels, and as these sources deplete, much focus has been on researching alternative energy sources. While developing these more sustainable technologies is vital, an often publicly overlooked
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Hard boiled eggs and well-done meat: What’s a protein to do? By Sara Gannon, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 Source: Pixabay Most people are familiar with the concept of proteins, an essential nutrient that is found in foods like eggs and meat. But what are proteins and why do foods that are high in them change so drastically
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Greenwashing: Eco-friendly practices that aren’t green or clean By Joseph Valenti, Biology, 2023 Source Whether it is misleading labeling in order to make a product to seem greener, or directly misreporting statistics, the “greenwashing” phenomenon plagues corporate America. While strolling through the aisles of various grocery stores, you’ll see shelves are stocked with products branded with
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A future after fossil fuels By Emily Chen, Biochemistry and Data Science, 2023 Source: Flickr Fossil fuels have grown to rule our lives, from the use of oil to bond the paint on our walls to the gasoline that powers our cars. For decades, fossil fuel use increased consistently without the government noticing its detrimental effects
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Deadly heat: How rising temperatures impact low-income urban communities By Yasmine Myftija, Biology, 2021 Source: Pixabay Picture this: It’s the middle of summer and it’s sweltering outside. You’d think getting out of the sun would be as easy as taking a dip in the pool or turning on the air conditioning until your room cools
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A chilling prophecy: The heat death of the universe By Annabelle Mathers, Civil Engineering, 2022 Source: NASA There are many theories on how the universe could end, with none of the scenarios being particularly warm and fuzzy. To construct those theories, experts tentatively apply the laws of physics to predict the behavior of objects and entities
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We get HEATed: The Husky Environmental Action Team By Hugh Shirley, Biochemistry, 2019 Source: Pixabay “Environmentalism is not political, it’s based in science,” said Winifred Gallogly, a 4th year Biology major and president of the Husky Environmental Action Team. HEAT is a club at Northeastern engaged in environmental activism. The team has set their sights on
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