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����Թ�’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected J. Todd Phillips as its new chair and Anna Meresidis as its secretary during their meeting held on Feb. 15, 2024.

At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise recently made for being the “oldest living land animal in the world.” Although anecdotal evidence like this exists that some species of turtles and other ectotherms—or “cold-blooded” animals—live a long time, evidence is spotty and mostly focused on animals living in zoos or a few individuals living in the wild. Now, an international team of 114 scientists, led by ����Թ� and , reports the most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date comprising data collected in the wild from 107 populations of 77 species of reptiles and amphibians worldwide. 

����Թ�’s longest-running annual philanthropic event, the Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Outing, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year! Tickets available only through July 25 to join the NEIU Foundation for this historic event. Find out more and read about other happenings in the latest edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.

����Թ�’s Genocide and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD) Center will host their 8th annual conference on March 3 and 4.