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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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  • The Desert Dialogue: Q&A With Caterina Wang

    The Desert Dialogue: Q&A With Caterina Wang

    Caterina Wang, a recent graduate of Khoury College of Computer Science, completed her studies at Northeastern while on a Dialogue of Civilizations Program held in the desert of Israel: “SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN A HARSH DESERT ENVIRONMENT”.
  • Northeastern students find ‘pearls’ harvesting oysters in Maine

    Northeastern students find ‘pearls’ harvesting oysters in Maine

    Co-op students at roux institute campus get real-world experience in the blue-green economy working at the Nonesuch oyster farm on the coast of maine.
  • Are insects doomed? New paper shows added threat of climate change

    Are insects doomed? New paper shows added threat of climate change

    The swings in temperature that accompany global warming could spell trouble for insect populations the world relies on for pollination and food production.
  • Northeastern marine science students bring Halloween spirit to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

    Northeastern marine science students bring Halloween spirit to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

    Students participate in the Underwater pumpkin carving contests that have been happening among participants of the Three Seas Program. This tradition was established about three decades ago.
  • With storms threatening to intensify, should Floridians stay or should they go?

    With storms threatening to intensify, should Floridians stay or should they go?

    With hundreds of Floridians remaining in shelters weeks after Hurricane Ian devastated swathes of the Sunshine state, the question many residents face is whether to rebuild—or retreat.
  • Northeastern receives more than $230 million in new research awards

    Northeastern receives more than $230 million in new research awards

    Aron Stubbins and Samuel Munoz, professors of marine and environmental sciences, were awarded an NSF grant to study how microplastics are accumulating and moving in the environment—especially in rivers and other waterways
  • After winning NOAA fellowship, Northeastern grad will take marine environmental mission to D.C.

    After winning NOAA fellowship, Northeastern grad will take marine environmental mission to D.C.

    Lab technician for Northeastern’s Marine Science Center Sophia Ly will be working in Washington, D.C. on marine policy issues as the winner of a Sea Grant Knauss fellowship.
  • Northeastern’s Marine Science Center helps inspire future leaders from Boston youth academy

    Northeastern’s Marine Science Center helps inspire future leaders from Boston youth academy

    Students from Boston's We Belong visit Northeastern’s Marine Science Center to interact and learn about marine wildlife.
  • Global rainwater is now contaminated with ‘forever chemicals.’ What can we do about it?

    Global rainwater is now contaminated with ‘forever chemicals.’ What can we do about it?

    Rainwater contaminated by toxic chemicals called PFAS is now a global problem. Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern Phil Brown talks about the issues and solutions the world must deal with related to PFAS.
  • Shark Week, The ‘Jaws Effect’ and how more Great Whites in the water are changing human behavior

    Shark Week, The ‘Jaws Effect’ and how more Great Whites in the water are changing human behavior

    Shark Week 2022 is recognized the week of July 24 2022. Marine and Environmental Science PhD student Evan Prasky comments on how humans view sharks.
  • Can infrastructure and tourism endure triple-digit temperatures, extreme weather during ‘Danger Season’?

    Can infrastructure and tourism endure triple-digit temperatures, extreme weather during ‘Danger Season’?

    Northeastern Faculty in the College of Science and the College of Engineering specializing in environmental studies are asked about the increasing temperatures effect on Infrastructure and Tourism.
  • Northeastern Student Probes Environmental Changes in Spartina Grass, Salt Marsh Hero

    Northeastern Student Probes Environmental Changes in Spartina Grass, Salt Marsh Hero

    Johanna L'Heureux's study on microbes seeks to answer questions about climate change and rising sea levels as part of her national Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship, under the auspices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Over the past year she has set up an experimental station at the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve “right smack dab in the middle between Myrtle Beach and Charleston” in South Carolina.