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Local bioterrorism as a potential global threat
According to a new computer modeling research study from Northeastern University network scientist Alessandro Vespignani, when it comes to bioterrorist attacks, “diseases have no borders.”
July 17, 2013
Jonathan Tilly named Chair of Department of Biology
Jonathan Tilly comes to Northeastern University from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
July 17, 2013
Did You Know… A #sciencechat of fun facts
During #sciencechat on July 17 the @NortheasternCOS account tweeted several fun science facts.
July 17, 2013
Rare collection that may hold key to ocean’s biggest mysteries looks to expand in new waterfront home
Ocean Genome Legacy, New England Biolabs to move rare ocean genome repository to Boston
July 16, 2013
What’s next for particle physicists, post-Higgs?
In March of last year, scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, identified the Higgs boson.
July 16, 2013
A Pivotal Moment for Particle Physics
A search that began almost 50 years ago is finally coming to a close. “But this is just the beginning,” said Northeastern physics professor Emanuela Barberis.
July 16, 2013
What's Next for Particle Physicists, Post-Higgs?
In March of last year, scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland identified the Higgs boson, the last elusive particle in the Standard Model of physics.
July 16, 2013
Student works to combat AIDS in US and South Africa
Third-year biology major Angelina Sassi is helping to spark change on both a local and global scale
July 15, 2013
A wiring diagram for disease
The human genome is a vast parts list for the inner works of our biology.
July 15, 2013
A Wiring Diagram for Disease
The human genome is a vast parts list for the inner works of our biology. It codes for thousands of proteins that make us who we are and keep our bodies up and running.
July 15, 2013
How to Quantify Success
A growing number of researchers have begun developing creative ways to measure success from a quantitative point of view, from analyzing citation patterns to number-crunching presidential elections.
July 11, 2013
Northeastern Launches Nation's First Doctoral Program in Network Science
The pioneering degree program, which will begin this fall, will focus on an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the underlying complexity of various systems.
July 11, 2013
Underwater Science
Incoming Marine Biology professor Mark Patterson talks about studying science underwater.
July 10, 2013
Northeastern launches nation’s first doctoral program in network science
This fall, Northeastern will begin offering the nation’s first interdisciplinary doctoral program in network science, an emerging field that researches the underlying complexity that governs all systems.
July 09, 2013