Constantin Takacs of Northeastern loves to study black-legged deer ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, which is good news for everybody else

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.

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.

In recently published research, Gabriela Garcia and her collaborators have developed a framework for how to understand alternate bearing.

The first year of college can be tough, but these tips on making friends, managing loneliness and building connections can ease the transition.

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…

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.

Researchers at Northeastern say they’ve discovered how an antibody could provide broad protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Although it remains misrepresented and controversial, DID is a reality for people like folk legend Joan Baez –– and a testament to the power of the human mind, a Northeastern psychologist says.

Professor Mary Jo Ondrechen and assistant professor Jesse Peltier have won Professional Awards from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society — which also facilitated their decade-long mentorship.

Mona Minkara will use computational research and AI to decode the response mechanisms of the immune system to viruses.

Mark Patterson, a professor at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center, studied hundreds of coralliths off the coast of the Florida Keys.

Bird flu has been detected in 169 livestock herds on dairy farms in 13 states. Northeastern researchers are creating a “risk map” of which farms might be next.

Observing groups of galaxies, where dark matter naturally collides, could help scientists pinpoint what kind of particle makes up dark matter, a Northeastern University paper finds.