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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 Patterson
    Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.

    Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents

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  • Cannabis leads us to a revolutionary molecule for addressing pain management and opioid tolerance

    Cannabis leads us to a revolutionary molecule for addressing pain management and opioid tolerance

    Marijuana, pot, weed, mary jane, cannabis; whatever you call it or however you consume it, cannabis is treasured around the world. With the widespread legalization of medical marijuana in the United States — 38 states, three territories and the District of Columbia — there’s a buzz about it among scientists.
  • What is a blue supermoon and how rare is the Aug. 30 event?

    What is a blue supermoon and how rare is the Aug. 30 event?

    There’s a blue supermoon in the astronomical forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 30.
  • Q&A with Janvi Choksi, MS Biotechnology

    Q&A with Janvi Choksi, MS Biotechnology

    Hello everyone! I am Janvi Choksi, currently pursing Master’s Of Science in Biotechnology and my expected date to graduation is December 31st, 2024. 
  • Monarch butterfly nowhere to be found in some state wildlife action plans, new research shows

    Monarch butterfly nowhere to be found in some state wildlife action plans, new research shows

    The monarch butterfly is one of the most widely recognized and admired creatures native to North America. 
  • New antibiotic that could treat drug-resistant infections and superbugs discovered by Northeastern microbiologist in collaboration with NovoBiotic

    New antibiotic that could treat drug-resistant infections and superbugs discovered by Northeastern microbiologist in collaboration with NovoBiotic

    A new antibiotic discovered by Northeastern distinguished professor Kim Lewis could be a significant new weapon in the growing fight against drug-resistant bacterial infections.
  • Meet Northeastern’s new astrophysics professors who hope to shed light on dark matter and dark energy

    Meet Northeastern’s new astrophysics professors who hope to shed light on dark matter and dark energy

    Astronomers are pulling out all the stops: A telescope tethered to a football-stadium-sized balloon, a camera the size of an SUV and twice as heavy nestled in the Chilean mountains, a tiny blue cube filled with chilled liquid argon sitting in a Northeastern lab destined for balloon flights. And, of course, the James Webb Space Telescope.
  • Brothers hope new research club opens up world of opportunities to fellow students

    Brothers hope new research club opens up world of opportunities to fellow students

    “We came to a point of realization that the work and research that we have done at Northeastern has propelled us into many situations that we never thought possible before joining,” Dillon says.  
  • Study aims to determine if ‘statistical learning’ can predict autistic children’s language development

    Study aims to determine if ‘statistical learning’ can predict autistic children’s language development

    For many of us, our first word was either “dada” or “mama.” A concept known as “statistical learning” likely played a role in helping us reach that milestone. Statistical learning, or SL for short, is a foundational theory of language development used to explain the process by which a person gains the understanding to detect,...
  • How Northeastern student-athletes become champions on field and in classroom

    How Northeastern student-athletes become champions on field and in classroom

    They averaged a 3.411 GPA this past spring while also boosting the university to a No. 11 national ranking for athletic success. “I think people may not realize the demands that are on our student-athletes and how hard they work at both of their crafts,” says Jim Madigan, Northeastern’s athletic director.
  • Northeastern celebrates a summer of empowering young people from underserved communities to succeed

    Northeastern celebrates a summer of empowering young people from underserved communities to succeed

    More than 130 Boston students completed the Northeastern Youth Summer Jobs Program on Friday, filling Raytheon Amphitheater to receive certificates and congratulations, reflect on their experiences and feast on pizza and cookies. 
  • Northeastern researcher at the forefront of global race to develop new form of clean energy

    Northeastern researcher at the forefront of global race to develop new form of clean energy

    Sijia Dong, a Northeastern professor, has received a prestigious grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore algorithms for simulations on quantum computers that may further the pursuit of renewable energy sources.
  • Long COVID clinical trials a step in the right direction, but scale doesn’t match the need, researchers say

    Long COVID clinical trials a step in the right direction, but scale doesn’t match the need, researchers say

    “There is now a shift of acknowledging it’s not in people’s heads. And that’s progress,” says Kostka, director of the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) at Northeastern’s Roux Institute.