Who’s listening when you say “thank you”?

Northeastern research found that expressing gratitude can make you seem more kind and trustworthy to those watching. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4xElshP

#COSConnects #Psychology

Does where you go matter more than where you live?

Northeastern professor Esteban Moro found that daily travel and activities account for more than half of the socioeconomic mixing people experience across five cities. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/3TcbHZ6

#COSConnects #Physics #NetworkScience

What if meditation isn’t about clearing your mind, but changing how you respond to your thoughts?

Northeastern psychology professor Aaron Daniels shares how mindfulness can help us become less reactive. 🧪

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#COSConnects #Psychology

What if your co-op took you 3,000 miles from home?

Adrian Baez spent 40 days in an Ecuadorian cloud forest, logging 162 bird species while supporting conservation research. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4gEzz0o

#COSConnects #EnvironmentalScience

What does a co-op look like when your coworkers have feathers, fur and four legs?

Aidan Doherty spent six months caring for wildlife at a Massachusetts sanctuary and gaining hands-on conservation experience. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4cpsH4G

#COSConnects #EnvironmentalScience

What if AI could help us build better cities?

Northeastern’s Esteban Moro is studying how AI can help urban planners predict floods, communicate policy and involve communities in planning decisions. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4gOjHr8

#COSConnects #Physics #NetworkScience

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Check out OGL's latest recap of our Taxonomy Summer Camp & Bioblitz 👉 https://ogl.northeastern.edu/2026/09/08/ogls-new-taxonomy-summer-camp-bioblitz-mixes-research-learning-and-hands-on-fun/

#NUexperience #COSconnects #TaxonomySummerCamp #Bioblitz #Bioreposit

What if we focused not only on what goes wrong in childhood, but also on what goes right?

Northeastern researchers Kelsie Lopez and Laurel Gabard-Durnam are studying the lasting impact of positive childhood experiences. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4gBsFZR

#COSConnects #Psychology

Could studying in the evening help new language skills stick?

Northeastern’s Zhenghan Qi is studying how sleep affects language learning, with early findings suggesting evening practice may give learners an edge. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/3SSEPo7

#COSConnects #Psychology

What can oyster DNA teach us about saving the species?

Northeastern graduate student Megha Prasad is using AI and genomics to identify traits that could help oysters adapt to heat, disease and changing salinity. 🧪

Read more: https://bit.ly/4cu5vlF

#COSConnects #MarineScience