Liberty and Justice for All By Jordyn Hanover, Behavioral Neuroscience 2017 “He made me do it!” This common defense is a phrase every person has probably heard at some point in their lives, for reasons ranging from eating an extra cookie to going to a party instead of studying. In the criminal justice system, a new […]

The Blood-filled Mosquito that Could By Marta Palermo, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017 Picture it. It’s forty six million years ago and you’re in what is known today as Northwest Montana. Surrounding you are monumental trees, tall, rocky peaks, horses and rhinos and more of the exotic fauna of this prehistoric time. In a nearby lake, after a

Fabian Cousteau’s Mission 31 is a “Go” By Shannon Jones, Marine Biology, 2016 On Thursday, November 21, the Northeastern Alumni Center hosted Fabien Cousteau, a world-renowned scientist who is the grandson of Jaques-Yves Cousteau. He spoke about his grandfather’s goals, his experiences with the ocean, his own dreams for marine science, and his new project, Mission

An Interview with Angela Herring: Northeastern’s Resident Science Writer By Gwen Schanker Angela Herring has had plenty of experience with interviews, although she’s normally the person taking notes and not the one answering questions. As Northeastern’s only official science writer, Herring explores any and all interesting scientific topics through research and interviews, and then shares her

My Co-op at Green City Growers: A Leader in the Urban Farming Movement By Dan Chamberlain, Environmental Science, 2015 When I first accepted my co-op position at Green City Growers, I had no idea what the next seven months had in store for me. I didn’t know much about urban farming, or really anything to do

Your Brain on YouTube: fMRIs Reverse Engineer the Visual Experience The past decade has witnessed a huge boom in the innovations made in film technology, and a research team at UC Berkeley thinks they may have discovered the next hottest thing. Comparing what we see in everyday life as a sort of movie, Gallant and

Man’s Missions to the Martian World By Ankit Dangi, CS Graduate Student, 2015 Understanding neighbors in our planetary neighborhood is perhaps our best guess towards delving deeper into the realms of space science. Missions for exploration of Mars started more than half a century ago, and yet, our understanding of our next door neighbor is minimal.

Dr. Lawrence and Chromosome Therapy By Joshua Timmons, Biology, 2016 This past Monday Northeastern hosted a visit with Dr. Jeanne Lawrence, a cell biologist from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her talk was a part of Northeastern’s “Profiles in Innovation,” hosted by Northeastern’s president himself, Joseph Auon. During the hour-long discussion, Lawrence outlined her