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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Congratulations to the five undergraduate students who have been named 2022 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!
  • Experts weigh-in: is Monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

    Experts weigh-in: is Monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

    Cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease, are being investigated in a growing number of countries, including the United States.
  • Researchers discover new “unexpected” phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

    Researchers discover new “unexpected” phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

    Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new quantum phenomenon in a specific class of materials, called antiferromagnetic insulators, that could yield new ways of powering “spintronic” and other technological devices of the future.
  • Your Google searches and tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak

    Your Google searches and tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak

    People leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they navigate the digital world, offering clues about what is happening in their lives—including their health. Northeastern’s Mauricio Santillana is using machine learning algorithms to turn those clues into an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
  • Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    11 are faculty members of the College of Science are 2023 TIER1 Awardees. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
  • His out-of-this-world discovery: signals from billions of light years away

    His out-of-this-world discovery: signals from billions of light years away

    Dacheng Lin, a Northeastern research associate professor of physics, has identified a new class of high-energy signals that were created billions of light years from Earth.
  • How worried should you be about BA.2?

    How worried should you be about BA.2?

    Alessandro Vespignani and Jared Auclair discuss what the new COVID-19 variant implies for our future.
  • Three Northeastern students awarded Goldwater Scholarships

    Three Northeastern students awarded Goldwater Scholarships

    B. Parazin, BS in Physics, recently received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious, merit-based awards for undergraduate students who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
  • Breakthrough in quantum sensing provides new material to make ‘qubits’

    Breakthrough in quantum sensing provides new material to make ‘qubits’

    In recent research physics professor Arun Bansil has been tackling the topic of quantum bits in recent research, something that may be the key to "unleashing the potential of the quantum revolution."
  • Instagram takeover: Anika Padin

    Instagram takeover: Anika Padin

    Anika Padin, S’23, is taking over our Instagram account Tuesday, March 8 from Milan, Italy. She is participating in the Wednesday, March 9, Good Power of Science: Women in Science event as well. Follow along as she shares her Northeastern experience! Look back at her takeover experience here! Tell us your major and projected graduation...
  • For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship

    For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship

    Assistant professor of physics Max Bi has dedicated years of work at the intersection of two fields: physics and biology. Today, such work has earned him the prestige of being a 2022 Sloan Research Fellow.
  • For COVID-19, ‘Endemic’ does not mean ‘The End.’

    For COVID-19, ‘Endemic’ does not mean ‘The End.’

    Health experts often use the word "endemic" when referring to our future once the COVID-19 pandemic leaves its frenzied early years. Alessandro Vespignani discusses what "endemic" really means.