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

Refolding the Script: Can We Stop the Infectious Momentum of Prions? By Mackenzie Coleman, Mechanical Engineering, 2019 In 1997, Stanley Prusiner’s discovery of prions earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. This honor is indicative of the immense importance of these molecules. The term prion is an abbreviation of “proteinaceous infectious particle.” Thus, prions are protein-based molecules

A Cost-Benefit Look at GMOs NUSCI prides itself on being a platform for all discussions of science, technology, and progress. Our writers cover fields as disparate as prion diseases and Fermi’s Paradox. The only requirement is that it be done in the spirit of science. A scientific worldview is a powerful lens through which to view

Survival of the Most Adaptable: Animal Strategies for Handling Climate Change By Jen Obrigewitch, Biology, 2017 As global warming has been heating up legislation rooms around the human world, it has been chilling spines across the animal world. How the current climate changes might affect economically useful resources is a large source of concern and discussion,

Crowdsourcing: Northeastern Ph.D Candidate Turns to Crowdsourcing for Data, Funds Philip Strandwitz wants you. Really. He also wants all of your friends, and probably your parents and relatives, too. Strandwitz, a Ph.D. candidate for Microbiology in Kim Lewis’s lab, the Antimicrobial Discovery Center, is taking a creative approach to big data that could be a model

I Smell Dead People By Stephanie Wasiuk, Biology, 2018 Some may find it surprising how useful it is to know what a decomposing human body smells like and what exactly it is that makes it smell that way. Besides a putrid odor, the “smell of human death” is a major component of searching for bodies in