Cross-COS Colloquium: Plastics and their fate in the environment

Assistant teaching professor Brennan Klein analyzed a comprehensive dataset and compiled a list of key players.

“The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.

Meteors happen all the time, but some are far rarer than others. Assistant Professor Jacqueline McCleary breaks down what happens when space rocks reach Earth.

Assistant Teaching Professor Brennan Klein offers a network science perspective on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

During NetSci 2026, the flagship conference for network science, two of the field’s most influential figures, Albert-László Barabási and Réka Albert, break down how far it has come and why it’s more important than ever.

Two Northeastern undergraduate students have been selected as 2026 Beckman Scholars, joining a nationally recognized program that supports undergraduate students pursuing long-term, research-intensive experiences in STEM. This year’s scholars are Emily Baloche, mentored by Dr. Carla Mattos, and Simon Braun, mentored by Dr. Aron Stubbins.  The Beckman Scholars Program helps students deepen their laboratory research experience while preparing for graduate education and future careers in scientific...

“We don’t do work on the ground… but we provide the intelligence to the people responding to the emergency,” said Alessandro Vespignani, director of the Network Science Institute.

Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.

EV sales in the U.S. are projected to fall from 1.5 million to 1.2 million this year, Professor Sanjeev Mukerjee explained.