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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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  • Could this treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?

    Could this treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?

    Biology professor, Kim Lewis' research points to potential cure for chronic Lyme disease.
  • Knots in the fourth dimension, and other brain-twisters from 10 years of Northeastern’s postdoctoral math program.

    Knots in the fourth dimension, and other brain-twisters from 10 years of Northeastern’s postdoctoral math program.

    Iva Halacheva explains her research involving knots in the fourth dimension.
  • Meet our new COS Faculty: Jose Perea

    Meet our new COS Faculty: Jose Perea

    This August, Jose Perea joined the Mathematics department at the College of Science with a joint appointment at Khoury College of Computer Sciences. After receiving his PhD at Stanford University, Perea completed his post-doctoral studies at Duke University. His research focuses on topological data analysis, and he hopes to start his own lab at Northeastern...
  • Bridge to Calculus program is recognized for its positive impact on Boston’s educational system

    Bridge to Calculus program is recognized for its positive impact on Boston’s educational system

    Bob Case, Emeritus Mathematics professor and alum of Boston public schools noted that students living in the city, coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, were not receiving the same caliber of mathematics education as their counterparts in the suburbs, so he decided to do something about it.  In 1994, Bob Case founded  Bridge to Calculus. This six-week...
  • Meet our new COS faculty: Hannah Sayre

    Meet our new COS faculty: Hannah Sayre

    Hannah Sayre joins the Northeastern COS faculty Chemistry department with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering.
  • Northeastern doctoral students graduate amid Covid-19 and ‘unprecedented’ political polarization.

    Northeastern doctoral students graduate amid Covid-19 and ‘unprecedented’ political polarization.

    Doctoral candidates completed their graduate studies during a period of unprecedented disruption and political polarization—a fact that was front and center during Thursday’s hooding ceremony. The graduation ceremonies inside Matthews Arena began with doctoral candidates processing side-by-side into the arena wearing the customary academic garb. They were members of the classes of 2019, 2020, and...
  • Here’s how Northeastern is keeping an eye on possible Covid-19 variants on campus.

    Here’s how Northeastern is keeping an eye on possible Covid-19 variants on campus.

    In order to keep the Northeastern community safe, the Northeastern Covid-19 testing facility will implement additional testing for positive patients to track and monitor possible variants.
  • Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

    Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

    Plastics are everywhere - and that's a problem. New research published in Science finds that plastics may be altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it.
  • The science behind Sam Adams

    The science behind Sam Adams

    Halle Chernin samples craft beers as a “sensory consumer" co-op at the Boston Beer Company.
  • What goes on inside the battery of your iPhone?

    What goes on inside the battery of your iPhone?

    Research conducted by Arun Bansil, university distinguished professor of physics, and other institutions, seeks to "see" how atomic and subatomic particles inside lithium-ion batteries behave.
  • It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It's tick season. Kim Lewis, university distinguished professor of biology and director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern, answers questions about ticks including Lyme disease prevention, symptoms, and more.
  • Northeastern’s inaugural Innovator Awards recognize 19 women for entrepreneurship

    Northeastern’s inaugural Innovator Awards recognize 19 women for entrepreneurship

    Molly Beck, a Northeastern graduate and founder of Messy.fm, is among 19 winners of inaugural Innovator Award offered by the university’s Women Who Empower diversity and entrepreneurship initiative. Courtesy photo.