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    AI and physics
    “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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  • Industry Partnership Takes Student from Classroom to Cancer Research

    Industry Partnership Takes Student from Classroom to Cancer Research

    How a co-op at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research helped Ainslie Forbes clarify her path in bioinformatics.
  • Yash Maheshbhai Patel ’25, MS Bioinformatics

    Yash Maheshbhai Patel ’25, MS Bioinformatics

    Yash Maheshbhai Patel '25, MS bioinformatics, shares his experiences as a COS student.
  • Northeastern University STEM students accelerate their professional development at the SASE National Conference

    Northeastern University STEM students accelerate their professional development at the SASE National Conference

    In October of 2023, the Northeastern Chapter of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) attended the 2023 SASE National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Fungal disease pose as a threat to sick people in health care settings

    Fungal disease pose as a threat to sick people in health care settings

    The alarming rise in cases of a fungal disease in health-care facilities will continue to pose a threat until an effective drug treatment can be developed, a Northeastern biotechnology expert says.
  • Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern faculty in the Life Sciences Testing Center are working with Boston biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks to help detect and prevent the spread of monkeypox.
  • Instagram takeover: Rujuta Kshirsagar

    Instagram takeover: Rujuta Kshirsagar

    This week, Rujuta Kshirsagar, a recent graduate of our Master of Science in Bioinformatics program shares her experience with our community.
  • Q&A with Lindsey Alexanian, MS in Bioinformatics

    Q&A with Lindsey Alexanian, MS in Bioinformatics

    Lindsey Alexanian shares their Northeastern experience in the Master of Science in Bioinformatics program, one of our professional master’s program offerings.
  • Q&A with Ai Ra, MS in Bioinformatics

    Q&A with Ai Ra, MS in Bioinformatics

    Ai Ra shares his experience pursuing an MS in Bioinformatics, one of our professional master's program. Read to learn more about his experience!
  • Northeastern’s Covid-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant

    Northeastern’s Covid-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant

    As the world scrambles to make sense of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, Northeastern is ready to spot it if it enters our community. Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing laboratory can already detect the omicron variant through existing protocols. And that could save the university community precious time in identifying and responding to any threat...
  • Do I Have Covid-19 or flu? Northeastern will test you for both.

    Do I Have Covid-19 or flu? Northeastern will test you for both.

    Maybe you have a headache, or a stuffy nose, or a sore throat, or a cough. You might feel fatigued, achy, or a bit feverish. After the last year and a half, you might immediately think that you have COVID-19. But those symptoms also describe the flu. Autumn marks the beginning of flu season. That’s...
  • 1 million coronavirus tests

    1 million coronavirus tests

    The milestone of one million coronavirus tests were celebrated by lab technicians in Northeastern's Life Science Testing Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2021
  • Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    A more contagious variant of the coronavirus is now dominant in the U.S. Variants are complicating the fight to subdue the pandemic and raising calls for continued vigilance–and mask-wearing. Illustration by Alison Booth/Northeastern University