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    AI and physics
    “The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.

    AI and physics have more in common than you might think.

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    Mark Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics, will assume the role of Dean of the College of Science, effective July 1, 2026.

    Mark C. Williams named Dean of the College of Science

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  • Q&A with Yash Shrinivas Bichu, MS Biotech

    Q&A with Yash Shrinivas Bichu, MS Biotech

    Q&A with Biotech graduate student.
  • Here’s how Northeastern is keeping an eye on possible Covid-19 variants on campus.

    Here’s how Northeastern is keeping an eye on possible Covid-19 variants on campus.

    In order to keep the Northeastern community safe, the Northeastern Covid-19 testing facility will implement additional testing for positive patients to track and monitor possible variants.
  • When a heatwave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish’s perspective

    When a heatwave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish’s perspective

    Brian Helmuth, marine science and public policy professor at Northeastern, and his team built "robomussels" and other temperature loggers in an effort to find refugia for the mussels dying as a result of record-setting heatwaves.
  • This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic–and the impact of climate change

    This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic–and the impact of climate change

    Professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern, Mark Patterson, receives the Fulbright U.S. scholar award to further his research mapping uncharted kelp forests in the Canadian Arctic.
  • No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    Paul Whitford and a team of scientists develop an inhalable vaccine strategy in the hopes of offering a simple and efficient way of administering COVID-19 vaccines.
  • A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridi received a Women Who Empower Innovator Award for their temperature-sensing device, SaluTemp.
  • Accelerate your future with a one-year master’s degree in biotechnology

    Accelerate your future with a one-year master’s degree in biotechnology

    To address the rapidly changing needs of biotechnology (and specifically the bioeconomy), Northeastern University’s College of Science has developed a new Experiential Master’s in Biotechnology.
  • Scialog’s Newest Bioimaging Fellow: Dr. Bryan Spring

    Scialog’s Newest Bioimaging Fellow: Dr. Bryan Spring

    This article highlights Northeastern’s Bryan Spring who has recently been selected as a Scialog fellow for research in bioimaging. This prestigious award is meant to foster collaboration and innovation within the bioimaging community.
  • 1 million coronavirus tests

    1 million coronavirus tests

    The milestone of one million coronavirus tests were celebrated by lab technicians in Northeastern's Life Science Testing Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2021
  • Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    A more contagious variant of the coronavirus is now dominant in the U.S. Variants are complicating the fight to subdue the pandemic and raising calls for continued vigilance–and mask-wearing. Illustration by Alison Booth/Northeastern University
  • Seeing the Future: Microsoft Partnership allows Professor Jared Auclair to bring Mixed Reality to the Classroom

    Seeing the Future: Microsoft Partnership allows Professor Jared Auclair to bring Mixed Reality to the Classroom

    With the HoloLens, Professor Jared Auclair uses mixed reality media to teach students biotechnology skills. This partnership with Microsoft is bring innovation to Northeastern's classrooms.
  • Student Profile: Apoorva Chaloori, Biotechnology MS

    Student Profile: Apoorva Chaloori, Biotechnology MS

    Apoorva Chaloori is a second year Biotechnology Graduate Student. She is graduating in the Class of 2022. Why did you decide to pursue a Master’s degree at Northeastern? What do you like most about the graduate program so far? “One of the main reasons I chose Northeastern is the co-op program. I know many people are...