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Stepping Through Stigma By Naomi Stapleton, Psychology, 2016 Over centuries, there has been progress in mental health both strikingly forwards and shockingly backwards. Depression (or as it was known in ancient times, melancholia) has a particularly turbulent history of treatment and perception. Melancholia was initially attributed to demonic possession in many civilizations. Hippocrates, hailed as “The […]

Revolutionizing HIV By Ololade “Lola” Akingbade, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 One of the largest public health crises facing our nation is HIV/AIDS. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is characterized by a progressive failure of the immune system, and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. There is no current effective cure. As a global pandemic, 35.3

Genetic Counseling: When Sci-Fi Doesn’t Feel Like Fiction Anymore By Jen Obrigewitch, Biology, 2017 “It’s in my genes” is a phrase that is commonly used to describe physical and personality traits that a child shares with his or her parents. But for the general public, there was no proof of which genes were actually present in

Co-op Spotlight: Navy SEAL(ion)s By Megan Pinaire, Psychology, 2018 This summer, I did a four-month co-op with the Navy marine mammal program. I worked at the Navy base in Point Loma, California. Just across the bay from scenic Coronado island are the ocean water pens where I worked with some of the most intelligent animals

Separation Anxiety: Phone Edition In a generation filled with daily technological advancements and expanding media networks, smartphones appear to be becoming more essential than our basic human necessities. We are beyond the point of returning to the days of conducting research from those big, bulky encyclopedias, and making payphone calls using the spare change in our

Real Talk about NUTalk By Shannon Jones, Marine Biology, 2016 Last Thursday night saw Raytheon Theater full of students, faculty, and even members of the Boston community gathered for an unusual event — NU Talk 2016, a TED-style event hosted by Northeastern’s Biology Club. The event began with introductions by Ollie Cervantes, the Vice President of the Biology

High Protein Electronics: Students make Biological Nanowires By David Rosenberg, Chemical Engineering, 2020 This summer, a team of students at the University of Kent in England developed a method for fabricating nanowires using bacteria. The project, presented at the International Genetically Engineered Machines Jamboree this September, aims to increase sustainability in nanowire manufacturing. It was

Great Scott! How Accurately Back to the Future Part II Predicted the World We Live In By Katie Hudson, Marine Biology, 2017 On Wednesday October 21, 2015, Marty McFly arrived from the distant past of 1985 to a world of flying cars, hoverboards, cyborgs, and dehydrated Pizza Hut pizza. The film Back to the Future Part

HIV, AIDS, and How PrEP Can Help By Shannon Jones, Marine Biology, 2016 In Issue 12, Hessu Kim reported on a new method for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Since 2011, the method discussed has come into general practice. For our retrospective issue, all of us at NUSci thought that updating this article would be worthwhile. Human