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Review: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder By Emily Ashbolt, Biomedical Physics, 2017 If you are seeking to be both inspired and incredibly humbled by your insignificance, there are a lot of things you can do, but few in my experience accomplish this as well as Tracy Kidder does with his book Mountains Beyond Mountains. The […]

Profile of Professor Lee Makowski By Sam LaRussa Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is currently affecting somewhere around five million Americans. Despite its prevalence, very little is known biochemically about the nature of Alzheimer’s, and, because of this, treatment options are currently nonexistent and hard to research.

Progress on Parkinson’s By Alexis Stefano, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017 At first glance, Parkinson’s disease and Chronic Myelogenous leukemia (CML) seem to have nothing in common. One is a neurodegenerative disease that causes a patient to experience tremors and loss of cognitive function, while the other is a slow moving blood and bone cancer. Parkinson’s causes

Jurassic Possible? By Jordyn Hanover, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017 In 1993, scientists were able to extract the DNA of an extinct, 120 million year old animal from a fossilized insect inside a piece of amber. These scientists then used this DNA to create a theme park where humans could view and interact with over a dozen

Ruh-Roh! The World Just Got Spookier By Jameson O’Reilly, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering 2019 During the weeks leading up to Halloween, everything seems to get spookier. This year was no exception, as a team of scientists led by Ronald Hanson of Delft University proved “spooky action at a distance” with much greater certainty than any

Co-op Spotlight: New England Aquarium By Matt Tyler, Marine Biology and Environmental Science, 2017 One of Northeastern’s most lauded “draws” for prospective students is our co-op program. Apparently the idea of getting paid for a full-time job, at least for a while, padding one’s resume with real world experience, and building a professional network is appealing

Deflated Brains: Concussions in the NFL By Kristen Drummey, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016 Football season is back, and with it comes some familiar things: tailgating, hot wings, and debilitating head injuries. Football is a violent sport by nature, and some consider injuries, most notably concussions, to be an unavoidable part of the game. In recent years, tragic

How Glassman is Growing the CrossFit Brand By Kayla Gomes How do you know if someone does CrossFit? Don’t worry. They’ll tell you. CrossFit, the high intensity exercise program that combines power lifting, plyometrics, calisthenics, gymnastics, and a lot of yelling and high fives, has swept the nation. There are currently 7,361 official affiliate CrossFit gyms,

Failure to Replicate: Is Psychology in Crisis? By Naomi Stapleton, Psychology, 2016 In a landmark study, Brian Nosek’s “Reproducibility Project” found significant results for only 36 percent of the 100 psychology studies they replicated. These results, or perhaps lack thereof, have left the field in turmoil. This study has been widely interpreted as an attack on