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How US policies and perceptions impact Puerto Rico’s energy infrastructure

Eugene Smotkin, professor of chemistry, was one of more than a million residents who lost power in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve. Issues with the power grid are not out of the norm but for Smotkin the bigger picture problem is the way Puerto Rico is treated by the US.
January 03, 2025

Northeastern’s Bioinnovation Center is developing low-cost biomedical devices to transform health care in West Africa

Lee Makowski, professor of bioengineering and chemistry and chemical biology, highlights the work of the Bioinovation Center, a partnership between Northeastern and Academic City University College in Accra.
January 02, 2025