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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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Omicron variant questions mount– answers are on the way
Scientists keep close watch of the omicron variant as it continues to spread across South Africa.
The human genome has been mapped. Here’s the next monumental step.
Jeffrey Agar and his colleagues are working on helping humanity develop treatments for hundreds of currently untreatable diseases
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...
A vegetable garden grows on the Boston campus
New vegetable garden is growing at Northeastern's Boston campus, with participants from all academic backgrounds.
Could this treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Biology professor, Kim Lewis' research points to potential cure for chronic Lyme disease.
Emma Robinson’s co-op experience at Harvard Medical School leads her to pursue a PhD.
Cell and molecular biology student, Emma Robinson completed her two co-ops at Harvard Medical School's Datta Lab, which prompted her to pursue a PhD in neuroscience.
This mysterious on-off switch holds clues to new cancer treatments
Within each of our cells, there’s an on-off switch that controls when cells divide and reproduce. The metaphorical finger that flips this switch is a protein called RAS. Under normal circumstances, RAS switches on to help our bodies repair wounds or replenish cells, to name a few of its functions. But sometimes, the switch gets...
Meet our new College of Science faculty: Zhenyu Tian
Introducing new College of Science faculty, Fabian Ruehle.
He cultivates the campus’s ‘urban forest’ with an eye on the future.
It is a sticky, tropical day in August, making the Boston campus feel like an open-air blast furnace. Good thing Northeastern has nearly 1,500 trees to absorb some of the heat, or it could feel a lot worse, says Stephen Schneider, the university’s new chief arborist. “One of the more beneficial aspects of this urban...
Her HIV research shed new light on treating African women with AIDS. Now her focus is Covid-19.
Nomathemba Chandiwana, a Northeastern 2004 graduate, uses her expertise on HIV and infectious diseases to find solutions for the soaring Covid-19 cases in South Africa.
A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem
Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridi received a Women Who Empower Innovator Award for their temperature-sensing device, SaluTemp.
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.