Chris Bosso, associate dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, explains the significance of a new journal article questioning the safety of herbicide-resistant corn.
Two graduate students named Schweitzer Fellows
A pair of students will spend the next year addressing healthcare disparities in underserved communities.
Healthy support for city’s Puerto Rican community
A new initiative by Carmen Sceppa, associate professor of health sciences, aims to improve the health of Boston’s Puerto Rican community, which suffers disproportionately from ailments such as heart disease and diabetes.
Chipping away at cancer
Three Northeastern student-researchers have developed a screening chip that uses nanoparticles to detect colorectal cancer earlier than ever before.
For entrepreneurs, health sciences provide challenges, opportunity
The Health Sciences Entrepreneurs, an alumni group dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in the rapidly evolving world of health care, hosted its annual spring panel on Thursday evening.
3Qs: Health care for neglected populations
Michael Pollastri, associate professor of chemistry, discusses the magnitude of the problem surrounding neglected tropical diseases and why the global community needs to take notice.
Survival expectations predict socioeconomic status
Adolescents who express uncertainty about living past young adulthood are significantly more likely than optimistic individuals to face harsh socioeconomic realities more than a decade later, according to a new … read more »
Northeastern’s new health van expands community care
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences held a ceremony Thursday to inaugurate its new Health and Wellness Van, which students and faculty use to serve the community by providing clinical screenings and health education to local residents.
3Qs: Are cigarette warning labels effective?
This summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled graphic new cigarette warning labels that will be required to appear on packages starting next year. We talked to law professor Richard Daynard, the president of the School of Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute and chair of its Tobacco Products Liability Project, about the effectiveness of warning labels and a lawsuit challenging the new labels’ legality.
A class project spurs health care mobility
Northeastern graduate students design a strategy to expand the impact of a mobile clinic offering Boston residents free health screenings and coaching.
Making a global impact on health
A co-op at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute inspires a Northeastern undergraduate to follow her calling to prevent disease and improve lives by promoting healthier behavior.
Health care lessons, from inside a new culture
Dialogue of Civilizations experience in Israel teaches Bouvé students to focus on the commonalities, acknowledge the differences
