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Jun 13, 2024
Prebiotics in Food Are More Certain Source of Health Benefits Than Prebiotic Sodas
While the health benefits of prebiotics in soda are debated, ChE Professor Rebecca Carrier recommends relying on the definitive evidence that food with prebiotics promote a healthy gut and can have overall health benefits.
Jun 13, 2024
Combo COVID-19-Flu Shot Could Have Broad Appeal
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji says the convenience of a combined mRNA COVID-19 and flu shot, which successfully completed a late-stage trial at Moderna, could drive up the percentage of people vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Jun 12, 2024
Co-op to Career Position
Jennifer Dueñas López, MS’23, civil engineering, completed a bachelor’s degree in transportation and highway engineering in her home country of Colombia before moving to the Boston area. After graduating from Northeastern with a master’s degree in 2023, she returned to her co-op at HDR to work full-time.
Jun 11, 2024
$3.97M ONR Award To Improve Navy Ship Power Management
ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris is leading a multi-institutional $3.97 million Office of Naval Research award to develop advanced magnetic materials that will operate at higher frequency and power levels, enabling more efficient and cost-effective power usage aboard Navy ships.
Jun 11, 2024
How Slope Failures Can Lead to Critical Highway Collapses
CEE Associate Teaching Professor Craig Shillaber says that highway failures like the recently collapsed section of Teton Pass only happen under certain circumstances. These collapses are caused by slope failures, which depend on the stress of loading conditions and the strength of the foundation soil.
Jun 10, 2024
Discovery Highlights ‘Critical Oversight’ in Perceived Security of Wireless Networks
Sherif Badran, PhD’26, electrical engineering, and ECE Professor Josep Jornet were featured in the Rice University article “Discovery Highlights ‘Critical Oversight’ in Perceived Security of Wireless Networks.”
Jun 10, 2024
New Approaches for Blood Disease Treatments
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji’s research on “Lipid Nanoparticles Target Haematopoietic Stem Cells” was published in Nature Nanotechnology.
Jun 10, 2024
Taking a Healthy Lifestyle One Step at a Time
MGEN Associate Teaching Professor Ram Hariharan debunks the myth of a magic number of steps people need to take each day to stay healthy. He says the true benchmark that people should be setting depends on individual health and fitness goals.