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Muslim community members placing flowers on a grave.
World News

Polarization to blame for spike in hate crimes on Muslims and Jews in US as Israel-Hamas war rages, expert says

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Science & Technology

How can cities use AI? These professors are creating guidelines for how artificial intelligence could be used for public interest

Aanjhan Ranganathan sitting in a chair talking with two students about AirTag research.
Science & Technology

Apple AirTags can track lost suitcase, but slow to alert for stalking, researchers say

Black and white drawing of a Salem witch trial occurring.
Society & Culture

What really happened during the Salem witch trials? Experts debunk five common misconceptions

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Society & Culture

Does banning books really help kids? A childhood education expert weighs in

STEM comic strip panel.
Science & Technology

Do comics help as a STEM learning tool? Northeastern professor’s study aims to answer that question

Squid component in a test tube.
Science & Technology

Paint that can change colors? The skin of an octopus holds the key, researchers say

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Health

New research could be key in unlocking better treatment for Alzheimer’s

Book Cover: Big Vape, The Incendiary Rise of Juul by Jamie Ducharme
Society & Culture

The rise and fall of an e-cigarette company: This Northeastern graduate’s book on vaping is getting the Netflix treatment

Founders Day mural on the Boston campus.
University News

‘Get a Google co-op,’ ‘Have fun,’ ‘Push hard.’ Northeastern students pen wishes to their future selves and university’s next 125 years

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Business

Stores are locking up everyday goods. Is organized retail theft on the rise?

Headphones on top of Deirdre Loughridge's new book Sounding Human.
Science & Technology

Human or machine? How about both? This new book explores the line between man and machine in music