I was prompted to learn American Sign Language (ASL) after a friend suggested I take an “random” general elective class at Northeastern: “Deaf People in Society.” Not knowing much about deafness and Deaf Culture, I figured I’d try it out, learn a few things. This was not only one of my favorite classes I’ve taken, […]
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By Ananya Jain, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2025 In the vehicle of scientific discovery, funding is the fuel, and policy sets the course. Science thrives on questions, but when funding dictates which questions can be asked, the pursuit of knowledge begins to narrow. Recent directives from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health
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Hours after swearing into office, 46th President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating the United State’s intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) after 77 years of membership. This comes as devastating news to the agency, which serves as an international united front to address public health challenges. Out of the 194
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Post–Roe America is bleak. The dangers presented by abortion restrictions and inadequate sexual education are no longer possibilities but stark realities. Women bleeding in parking lots are forced to wait for death to come knocking before doctors in red states feel shielded enough from potential liability to treat them. At best, America’s reproductive landscape is
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“No, Mya. I’m not going to the doctor. I don’t need to. I’m fine,” my mother insisted, mitigating my concerns through her inflamed vocal cords. I watched as she grimaced in pain, trying to breathe through what seemed to be one nostril, her voice taking the comical nasal tone of a kazoo. As I began
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It was dinner time on January 24, 2023, and Patrick Clancy had just left his home in Duxbury, MA to pick up some food for his wife and kids. In his 20-minute absence, his wife, Lindsay Clancy, strangled and killed each of their three children with exercise bands before cutting herself with a knife and
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A daily walk could be made less tedious if with each step, a user was generating energy to unlock new planets and worlds. Imagine powering a spaceship that could travel light-years with a new mission every day just by walking in your own city. Suddenly, the exercise seems like something to look forward to. This
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In recent years, the production of weight loss drugs has exploded across the United States. Though these drugs have promising potential in combating the obesity epidemic in the United States, I worry these drugs will widen healthcare inequities for the very patients who need access to weight management care the most. In clinical studies, injection-based
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Everyone knows the story, even if they haven’t read it or seen it for themselves. They’ve probably heard some of the iconic quotes, ranging from “Where the hell have you been, loca?!” to “You better hold on tight, spider monkey.” But in case you haven’t figured it out, I’m talking about the “Twilight” series —
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