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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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This student toiled in aviaries, barns and pens for his co-op
He shoveled goat poop for science.
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.
Birds in an Ecuadorian cloud forest
3,000 miles from home, incoming Northeastern University junior witnessed the untamed nature of the Andes.
Bees by the book. Can municipalities save the pollinators?
Rare bumblebee hasn’t been seen in New England for more almost two decades
New partnership gives the Fens – and Northeastern co-op students – a chance to thrive
A three-year partnership among Northeastern, the Boston Parks and Recreation department and the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation will steward the Back Bay Fens.
This project aims to rescue Oakland’s namesake tree species
As climate change threatens Oakland’s namesake tree, Northeastern has launched a transplant program to safeguard the city’s urban forest.
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.
Rising high schoolers study wildfires in Oakland amid historic dry season
A two-week wildfire ecology program on Northeastern’s Oakland campus took lessons from the deadly blaze along the Colorado-Utah border.
After a decade of death, why are sea stars having a baby boom?
The deadly sea star wasting disease caused a mass die-off of sea stars along the West Coast. But recent signs of a resurgence have given researchers like Angela Jones cautious hope for recovery.
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’s Marine Science Center is the go-to place for lobster captains and fishmongers with rare colorful lobsters
A rare “cotton candy claws” lobster is latest crustacean donation.
From Marine Biology to the Art Studio: Kai Godhwani’s Northeastern Story
“Being selected as a COS undergraduate student speaker is a huge honor. It's not only an opportunity to reflect on my own experience, but to represent a diverse and driven group of students who are all approaching science in their own unique way."