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Advising Programs

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Writing Program

The Writing Program at Northeastern University welcomes you to our ongoing conversation about writing and reading in the disciplines and in the world. We are a vibrant, active group of teachers, writers, and researchers committed to supporting your writing throughout your undergraduate experience.

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Pre-Med Advising Site

MedAppTrak was designed to streamline the medical school application process for all involved. A multi-purpose Web site, it is designed to achieve three core goals: 1). Increase the number of students who apply to medical school; 2). Attract top pre-med students to Northeastern University; and 3). Simplify the application process for students and faculty. A public section of the site provides...

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Departmental Websites

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Behavioral Neuroscience

Neuroscience, the scientific study of the nervous system, is an inherently interdisciplinary pursuit. At Northeastern, we draw upon such academic fields as psychology; chemistry and chemical biology; physics; biology and marine science; electrical and computer engineering; speech language pathology and audiology; and pharmaceutical sciences to break new ground in the exciting realm of...

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Theatre Department

The study of theatre is a fusion of performance, visual expression, design, text, theory, and history balancing production theory and practice. In the theatre production laboratory, students are involved in experiential learning that synthesizes the ideas, theories, and practices studied in the classroom. These ideas and practices are then transformed into performances in both laboratory and...

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Physics Website

We offer stimulating educational and research programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. For undergraduates, we have a rich variety of degree programs including biomedical physics (with premed option), or applied physics and engineering. Both can be examined in more detail (along with other possibilities) on the undergraduate page. Students taking classes can also find a variety of...

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Grant Funded Research

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Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative

The Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) is made up of scholars dedicated to building a more transformative environmentalism in the United States and around the world. Based at Northeastern University, NEJRC Associates collaborate with policy makers, elected officials, environmental advocates, foundation officials, scholars, students, community activists, the...

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Project Play Website

Project Play is a research project at Northeastern University. Project Play will develop the Professional Version of the Developmental Play Assessment (DPA-P). The DPA-P can tell us about how a child plays. Professionals can then use the information to choose play goals for the child. The EdTech Center developed this website so that Project Play could get new participants and provide...

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Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS)

Northeastern's Institute on Race and Justice has launched the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS), developed by The EdTech Center, to provide systematic information on cases of human trafficking that have come to the attention of law enforcement. The Institute on Race and Justice collaborated with the Urban Institute and 42 task forces funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to...

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NU Centers and Programs

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Ethics Institute

Welcome to the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University. On this site you will find information about upcoming events, Institute programs, and ethics education and research at Northeastern University.

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Dukakis Center

Welcome to the relaunched website for the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. The Dukakis Center conducts interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with civic leaders and scholars both within and beyond Northeastern University, to identify and implement real solutions to the critical challenges facing urban areas throughout Greater Boston, the Commonwealth, and the...

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Teaching Support

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ePortfolio Pilot with TaskStream

During the 2008-2009 academic year, Northeastern piloted the eportfolio system TaskStream (www.taskstream.com) through eleven pilot projects, funded by the Office of the Provost. The projects represented each college in the University, as well as every level of education. TaskStream is an externally hosted system, through which students are provided accounts on a subscription basis. TaskStream...

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University Initiative

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African Borderlands Community Development

African Borderlands Community Development - Politics of Developing Nations (ABCD-PDN) Project ABCD-PDN builds on the financial assistance provided by Northeastern undergraduates enrolled in Politics of Developing Nations (PDN) (POLS 3487), and graduate students of the International Development Administration and Planning (POLS 7326) seminar, to two neighboring villages separated...

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Clicker Fall 2009 Pilot at Northeastern University

When a working group discussed clickers years ago, IS concluded that the technology was too much in flux to choose one system to standardize on. Faculty members continued to use clickers but vendor choices were made by random selection with no formal research. Northeastern University faculty members from a variety of disciplines continued using various clicker systems in their classes. Until 2009...

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