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Middle schoolers learned climate science by designing video games, shows Boston-area research program
There’s a smiling sun that says “use the ice to reflect the sunlight and keep the ocean from absorbing heat.” So, you drag a cute little iceberg back and forth using your cursor — battling the sun, ping-pong style. But each time you miss, the light hits the water, heating it up and melting the ice. The ice dwindles and loses its smile. Then it’s gone.
How researchers bring “forever chemicals” data back to the communities that provide it: “It’s data from their bodies, from their homes.”
Among terms like ozone, warming, and other jargon typically found in environmental news stories, a new phrase has taken over headlines: “PFAS.”
From social media to body image and back: Rachel Rodgers reveals the complexity of this bi-directional relationship.
Social media is arguably one of the greatest factors in the development of self esteem and body image in modern society. Many parents, young people and social science researchers have a creeping feeling that there’s reason to be concerned, but measuring the impacts of social media on body image is quite complex.
How a Northeastern lab developed one of the largest underwater microphone arrays in academia, bolstering the research community’s ability to listen to marine ecosystems
Light doesn’t travel nearly as far underwater as above. Sound, on the other hand, can travel a greater distance in water than in air. Purnima Ratilal's team are taking advantage of this phenomenon.
Juner Zhu, the battery ‘doctor,’ believes the electric vehicle revolution could be more sustainable.
Juner Zhu has spent years with batteries on his mind, thinking through the dilemma of replacing one challenge — mitigating emissions — with another challenge — sustainable batteries. A critical factor, he says, is increasing the battery lifespan.
Old-school social networks can help us understand “delinquent” student behavior
Cassie McMillan is interested in the traditional sense of the term “social network” — not Facebook friends or Instagram followers, but the groups of people we know well and interact with in person.
Climate modelers can’t agree on the Mississippi River’s future. Northeastern professor Samuel Muñoz is settling the debate.
The Mississippi River, an ecological, cultural and economic hub of activity, is dangerously misunderstood — at least, by climate modelers.…
Can theater be a public health measure? Perhaps for addiction recovery.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of theater? Perhaps a brightly lit stage with dancing, singing and exaggerated facial expressions. Or a somber scene: just a couple of actors in a black box theater and no prop in sight. No matter the tone, most people consider it to be some kind of entertainment. At least those in the audience.
Northeastern’s Gary Young broadens the conversation about treating opioid use disorder by speaking directly with patients
How do we treat people suffering from opioid use disorder?
Making video games for queer people is about more than queer characters
“What we're highlighting with this queerness work is, if you don’t have an outlet for certain emotions … games are a good way to explore different parts of your identity … maybe that you don't get to explore in real life or aren't safe to explore.”

Last Updated on April 10, 2023