The NightSide News Update features information and expertise from local and global innovators and leaders. 

Listen in as Dan speaks with: 

Professor James Monaghan, Biology Department Chair at Northeastern University College of Science: Does the axolotl salamander hold the key to human limb regeneration?  Professor Monaghan seems to think so!

Eva Velasquez, CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center: The funeral scam has been around for decades in many different variations: Prepaid package funeral scams, impersonation scams and burial insurance scams…but new on the scene is the video streaming of funeral services scam.

Ken Leppert, Associate Professor Atmospheric Science School of Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe: What exactly is Cloud Seeding and what is it used for? Is it capable of creating dangerous storms like the floods in Texas?

Sonni Hood, Senior Manager of PR & Communications at Unclaimed Baggage: Have you ever thought about what happens to all that unclaimed luggage at the airport? After 90 days, there’s a retailer that can take possession of those lost possessions, and you’d be amazed at what treasures they’ve found!

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