Ryan Cordell, an assistant professor of English and a digital humanities expert, is using a newly digitized corpora of historical texts, including newspapers, magazines, and novels, to identify the popular elements of 19th-century culture.
Sports—a good political platform
A new book by Roger Abrams, the Richardson Professor of Law at Northeastern and a leader in the field of sports law, examines the critical role sports have played in politics and history.
3Qs: Health in America
Katherine Tucker, professor of nutritional epidemiology in the department of Health Sciences and coauthor of a new textbook on nutrition and disease, says that following a healthy diet could prevent diabetes, heart disease, and many forms of cancer.
3Qs: First things first
English professor Gary Goshgarian, whose ninth novel is due out next year, discusses the art of crafting a brilliant opening sentence.
Faculty Reads, Volume One
Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the first batch of published works in an occasional feature on recent faculty books.
The printed page, stripped down to parchment and ink
The digital age may have ushered in the emergence of e-readers, but on Tuesday morning, Northeastern University took printed books back to their roots.