Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate Limbs A team at Northeastern University, led by James Monaghan, has unraveled a key piece of this biological puzzle. In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers reveal an elegant molecular mechanism that acts like a GPS coordinate system for regenerating cells.
Self Magazine You Really Should Be Washing Your Watermelon, According to a Food Safety Expert “Washing melons before slicing is critical,” Darin Detwiler, PhD, a food safety expert and associate teaching professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, tells SELF.
Newsweek Donald Trump Approval Rating Suffers Worst Polls Yet—’Awful, Awful, Awful’ Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “These polls suggest views about Trump’s performance in his second term continue to deteriorate, with erosion in Trump approval materializing even among the president’s strongest supporters.
A member of RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement and a public health expert met on Zoom. Here’s what happened next. One Northeastern University study found 71 percent of those surveyed trusted doctors and hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic.
The Hill RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves raise fears ahead of next school year “I think it’s really for schools as they are thinking about their policies, and the policies that many of these school districts have had for many, many years, in terms of the vaccination schedules, in terms of requirements around vaccinations — to really think about the importance of vaccinations for children…” said Neil Maniar, professor […]
Closing statements to begin in second Karen Read murder trial Northeastern University Professor Daniel Medwed shares insights into closing arguments for Karen Read’s Murder Trial. The case hinges on the prosecution’s theory of jaded love turned deadly and the defense claim that someone else killed John O’Keefe, Read’s Boston police officer boyfriend.
Prevention These Surprising Foods Are the Most Likely to Contain Pesticides, According to a New Report A lot is based on how the produce is grown and how easily they absorb or retain pesticide residues, explains Darin Detwiler, L.P.D., author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and a professor at Northeastern University.
Forbes 5 Ways College Must Adapt To Prepare Students For 2025 And Beyond At Northeastern University, students complete up to three six-month cooperative education programs during their degree. These aren’t traditional internships—students take full-time roles with measurable responsibilities and outcomes.
‘Kill yourself’: Toxic mix of betting, social media fuels athlete abuse “The speed of gambling, the intensity of gambling — they’ve increased exponentially. We’ve fundamentally changed the way people gamble,” said Harry Levant, a certified gambling counselor and director of gambling policy with the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University.
Business Insider Rare earth minerals are the biggest card China can play in its negotiations with Trump “China built up its industry in a cheap and not necessarily ecologically refined manner, and the US said, ‘That’s very inexpensive, so we do not need to have this kind of industry in our country,’” Laura Lewis, professor of chemical engineering at the Northeastern University College of Engineering, saud. “And that was the case for […]
Observer Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale One standout in this framework is Constructing La Biennale, a project by Northeastern University and the Politecnico di Torino by Albert-László Barabási and Paolo Ciuccarelli.
You May Want To Think Twice Before You Eat Bagged Lettuce “While consumers expect convenience and safety, the reality is that prewashed bagged greens remain one of the riskiest items in the grocery store due to contamination risks throughout the supply chain,” says Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University and author of “Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions.”