A Northeastern professor’s research project about the effect of anabolic steroids on hamster aggression lost its funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to a report released Sept. 13 by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Dozens of students hit the streets surrounding campus Sunday to beautify the Fenway and Mission Hill neighborhoods after a weekend of partying and littering. The group, called the Breakfast Club, meets almost every Sunday of the school year to pick up trash and give back to the community.
After years of campaigning for better benefits and pay, UNITE HERE Local 26, the union representing Northeastern’s dining hall workers, announced Wednesday night they will hold a vote Oct. 4 to determine whether the union will strike.
A team of researchers from Northeastern University published a paper Sept. 11 announcing they had created a new infrared energy sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
It was a day of discovery as citizen scientists and Northeastern students joined together in the third annual Nahant Bioblitz. The event, which happened Sept. 10, is part of a public engagement initiative by the Northeastern University Ocean Genome Legacy Center.
The Northeastern Graduate Student Government (GSG) is celebrating the successful inauguration of a new graduate-students-only study space open after hours in Rebecca’s Cafe from 5 to 11 p.m. The addition is one of many university initiatives announced in response to graduate student requests — which also included improved access to affordable childcare, renovation to the RedEye shuttle service and increased funding allotted for graduate professional development.
Graduate Employees of Northeastern University hosted a panel Tuesday to discuss the effects of unionization on students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as the group continues to attempt to create a union for graduate-level on-campus employees in conjunction with the United Autoworkers Union.
After discovering Ecela Spanish through a well-placed Instagram ad, Northeastern junior Katelyn McNamara participated in an international Spanish and Medicine immersion program.
Members of Paradigm, Northeastern’s hyperloop team, secured second place in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition this Aug. 25 to 27 in Hawthorne, California.
