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“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.
AI and physics have more in common than you might think.
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Mark Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics, will assume the role of Dean of the College of Science, effective July 1, 2026.
Mark C. Williams named Dean of the College of Science
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Graduate student studies oyster genomics to preserve biodiversity
Graduate student Megha Prasad tapped into the power of AI when studying Eastern oyster genomics to uncover patterns that show what makes them thrive.
Bees by the book. Can municipalities save the pollinators?
Rare bumblebee hasn’t been seen in New England for more almost two decades
Northeastern researchers want to help keep New England seafood from going to China and back
The NSF Seafood Engine in New England is a collaboration of the seafood industry, tech sector, government and research partners.
Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents
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.
Northeastern researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree
Assistant professor Chengfei He's findings are reported in the journal Nature Communications.
Northeastern CSI Researchers Recognized in $1.6 Million WHOI Sea Grant Award
Professor Jennifer Bowen has received WHOI Sea Grant funding to investigate bacterial contamination threatening Massachusetts soft-shell clam harvests.
These Boston neighborhoods have heat and noise problems. This sensor project is helping address it
Amy Mueller, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern, says the sensors are measuring heat and noise across neighborhoods.
Nature report links wildlife trends to human well-being
Professor Brian Helmuth and Professor John Coley lead research chapter on the human connection to nature and its importance for the future of the planet.
Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the normally ‘robust’ rockcod
Researcher H. William Detrich investigated the potential impact of warming waters in the Southern Ocean on a common species of fish. What he found could be catastrophic for fish populations in the region.
Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?
Because of climate change, organizers will have to be careful about future venues and host events at locations of various altitudes, professor Samuel Muñoz say.
How living and working under the sea fills aquanauts with wonder and awe. The phenomenon is called the “underview effect.”
Professor Brian Helmuth studies how living underwater can create a mind-blowing effect similar to what astronauts experience in space.
Starfish are dying from a mysterious disease. She hunts for answers
Angela Jones, a PhD candidate at Northeastern, is studying the devastating yet mysterious sea star wasting disease.