Northeastern COS

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The College of Science at Northeastern University in Boston offers programs in physical sciences, life sciences, and mathematics. Share with us: #COSconnects

Boston, Mass. cos.northeastern.edu Joined February 2011

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What if kids could start building emotional resilience before life gets difficult?

Northeastern graduate Jude AlBukhari is developing an app that uses interactive stories to teach kids how to manage emotions and challenges.

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news.northeastern.edu This Northeastern graduate is building an app to help kids bounce back Emotional regulation for kids starts with naming feelings. Northeastern alum Jude AlBukhari’s app teaches it through interactive stories.

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Interested in undergraduate research but not sure where to start?

Northeastern student Soumya Raguraman is creating LabMatch to help students discover research labs based on their interests and skills.

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news.northeastern.edu This award-winning student is rethinking the lab application process A Northeastern psychology student built LabMatch to give every undergraduate a fair chance at becoming a researcher.

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What exactly is spiritual direction, and how is it different from therapy?

Northeastern professor Aaron B. Daniels explores how it can create space for questions of meaning, purpose and life’s deeper experiences.

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news.northeastern.edu “What’s it all about?” Investigating the missing key of modern therapy What is spiritual direction? A Northeastern professor explains how it handles existential questions that standard therapy often misses.

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Could a 20-minute walk help kids focus better?

Northeastern professor Charles Hillman is studying how exercise affects the brain’s attention system and supports cognitive performance.

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news.northeastern.edu Fight, flight, focus: A pathway from exercise to cognition How does exercise improve focus? A Northeastern study of children points to the brain system behind the fight-or-flight response.

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What can the mind-body connection reveal about self-injury?

Northeastern professor Iris Berent is exploring how people understand and identify emotional pain.

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news.northeastern.edu Why do people self-harm? The mind-body divide might hold some clues Non-suicidal self-injury is linked to seeing mind and body as one, a Northeastern psychologist finds. That insight could help guide care.