Erin Kayata

Boston

Reporter at Northeastern Global News

Reporter @NUGlobalNews | formerly @BostonMagazine + @hearst CT | she/her

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30,000 pounds of Marilyn Monroe descend on Stamford

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Erin Kayata

STAMFORD — Pedestrians strolling downtown on Monday stopped in their tracks. Passengers in cars on Bedford Street stuck cell phones out the window. All were hoping to get a picture of downtown’s latest attraction: a 26-foot tall, 30,000-pound Marilyn Monroe statue in Latham Park.
The ability to detect background sounds varies from person to person, study finds

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Erin Kayata |Gaby Clark |Robert Egan

A study led by Northeastern University professor Jonathan Peelle with researchers from across the globe has confirmed that people's ability to detect background sounds varies from person to person, and is influenced by the noise that came before the sounds. Peelle's large-scale replication of a 10-year-old study involved 25 labs across 10 countries and included 149 participants. The findings are published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Northeastern professor leads global study on why some people hear better in noisy spaces

3 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

A study led by Northeastern University professor Jonathan Peelle with researchers from across the globe has confirmed that people’s ability to detect background sounds varies from person to person, and is influenced by the noise that came before the sounds. Peelle’s large-scale replication of a 10-year-old study involved 25 labs across 10 countries and included 149 participants. The findings will be published in the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science.
Are you risking illness with these summer barbecue safety mistakes?

3 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

It’s summertime, and your calendar is packed with cookouts and pool parties. But as people fire up the grills, sometimes it comes with the same old mistakes. The meat isn’t cooked well enough or is kept out too long. Food isn’t stored properly and hands aren’t washed. Then your summer of fun turns into the summer you came down with food poisoning.
Will Taylor Swift owning her masters change things for other artists?

3 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

Twenty years after Taylor Swift signed her first recording contract, the pop star officially owns her own music. On May 30, Swift announced that she bought the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums from Shamrock Capital. The purchase price was about $360 million, according to Billboard. But what does this mean and what implications could it have for other artists?
These graduates earned degrees 13 years apart but built a business partnership on a shared mission to improve mental health care

4 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

Nita Akoh wanted to use biometrics to improve mental health care. Jay Nakhai wanted a counseling practice that helped empower both patients and clinicians. The two Northeastern graduates, who earned their degrees more than 10 years apart, each started their own company to pursue these missions. Then a chance connection prompted a realization: they could partner together to further achieve their goals.
Terrorism, extremism, domestic terrorism, car rammings

4 weeks ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Erin Kayata

TERRORISMLiverpool F.C.’s Victory Parade Was Disrupted by a Car Ramming. Why Do These Types of Attacks Happen? Published 30 May 2025The ramming at Sunday’s victory parade for the soccer team was one of several that have happened across the globe recently. Sunday should’ve been a joyous day in Liverpool, England, as the city celebrated its soccer team winning the English Premier League title.
What Happened Between the Macrons on That Plane?

1 month ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

The Associated Press filmed French President Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam this week, intending to capture the beginning of a visit to Southeast Asia with his wife, Brigitte. But the video went viral for a different reason. As the airplane doors opened, the video captured Brigitte Macron pushing her husband’s face. Once the president realizes they’re being filmed, he steps away from her and waves at the cameras.
Liverpool F.C.’s victory parade was disrupted by a car ramming. Why do these types of attacks happen?

1 month ago | news.northeastern.edu | Erin Kayata

Sunday should’ve been a joyous day in Liverpool, England, as the city celebrated its soccer team winning the English Premier League title. But Liverpool’s victory parade was marred by chaos when someone drove a minivan through a crowd of spectators, leaving nearly 80 people injured. This incident follows several others across the globe, including a car attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve that left at least 15 people dead. Are car rammings becoming more common?
Stamford art teachers featured in new library exhibit

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Erin Kayata

STAMFORD — Fourteen art teachers from nine Stamford Public Schools will have their work displayed in a new exhibit opening at the Ferguson Library this week. The exhibit, which runs through May 2, was made possible through Christine Irvin, president of the Stamford Art Association, district content leader Module Downer and Stamford High School art teacher Paul Cusano.