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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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New Northeastern research could revolutionize treatment for children’s growth plate fractures using stem cells
Andreia Ionescu, assistant professor of biology, is conducting research to understand how stem cells can be used to treat bone fractures.
Cognitive Foundations of Environmental Science Education
Northeastern scientists launch new project funded by the NSF STEM Education Directorate (EDU) Education Core Research Program.
Astronauts stranded in space: Unexpected eight-month stay highlights the risks of space exploration, experts say
“This is one bump in the road on mankind’s inevitable path to the stars,” said Northeastern cosmology expert Jacqueline McCleary.
Unexploded ordnances still litter the seafloor worldwide. Northeastern engineers are trying to sniff them out.
Loretta Fernandez and her colleagues have been working on creating passive samplers that would allow them to locate old munitions by detecting degraded compounds in the water.
New Northeastern lab plumbs the mysteries of the ticks and bacteria that cause Lyme
Constantin Takacs loves to study black-legged deer ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, which is good news for everybody else.
Emily Costa started a comedy podcast. It changed her science career
After graduating in 2014, the Northeastern grad pursued a Ph.D. studying lung cancer. ‘Facts Machine,’ combining trivia with a live show, inspired a new focus — making science accessible to broad audiences.
How a Northeastern scientist is turning carbon dioxide into renewable ethanol
Assistant professor Magda Barecka is designing a chemical reactor that could produce renewable, carbon-neutral ethanol for use in fuels. Her research recently received support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Northeastern research sheds light on low crop yields and their impact on small farms
In recently published research, Gabriela Garcia and her collaborators have developed a framework for how to understand alternate bearing.
Worried about making friends in college? Psychology experts share strategies for easing the transition
The first year of college can be tough, but these tips on making friends, managing loneliness and building connections can ease the transition.
Northeastern empowers Boston teens through summer internships and math program
The program has two components to help students get ahead during the summer months.
Students can either take part in internships offered at more than 30 departments on campus or participate in the university’s long-running Bridge to Calculus: a Bridge to Science program, a seven-week intensive summer program aimed to help Boston high school students get a better handle on their math skills before heading back to class in the fall; this year’s program was expanded to include physics, chemistry and biology.
Math can be intimidating — unless your professor is Solomon Jekel
During a four-decade tenure, the Northeastern University mathematics professor has helped his department grow into a flexible, friendly place for students to take their love of numbers in many different directions.
New insight into antibody shows how it could offer sweeping protection against evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus
The results suggest that the neutralizing antibody could hold the key to manufacturing a vaccine that protects against a rapidly evolving virus.