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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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  • Northeastern’s COVID-19 test lab now processes pool tests for K-12 schools

    Northeastern’s COVID-19 test lab now processes pool tests for K-12 schools

    Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is now processing COVID-19 samples for K-12 schools across Massachusetts. As the commonwealth strives to bring students of all ages back into the physical classroom safely this spring, Massachusetts has launched a coronavirus testing program in public K-12 and special education schools. It’s the first statewide program like this in...
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    Northeastern’s COVID-19 Testing Is Identifying New Variants Faster Than Other Labs

    When Northeastern began outlining its COVID-19 testing plan last spring, Jared Auclair, director of Northeastern’s testing lab, had a hunch: The university needed a monitoring system that could adapt to inevitable mutations of the virus in the future. As the pandemic unfolded, viral mutations were top-of-mind for Auclair, whose background in drug resistance in HIV...
  • In the Trenches at Northeastern’s Coronavirus Testing Center by Day, Hitting the Books at Night

    In the Trenches at Northeastern’s Coronavirus Testing Center by Day, Hitting the Books at Night

    This grad student is part of the process keeping COVID tests- and northeastern- running smoothly. It's a lot to tack on when you're still a full time student.
  • They’re Using Virtual Reality to Ensure Patients Get Safe and Effective Drugs

    They’re Using Virtual Reality to Ensure Patients Get Safe and Effective Drugs

    Northeastern’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory is teaming up with Agilent, a lab equipment manufacturer, to expand its ability to help researchers worldwide make quality drugs.
  • On the Front Lines of COVID-19 with COS Alumna Dr. Ali Wallace

    On the Front Lines of COVID-19 with COS Alumna Dr. Ali Wallace

    The Biochemistry '13 alumna took time out of her busy schedule to give us an on-the-ground look at COVID-19 preparations at MGH and to discuss her formative experience here at Northeastern.
  • Cannabis Products Are Everywhere. But What Do They Actually Do?

    Cannabis Products Are Everywhere. But What Do They Actually Do?

    Researchers at Northeastern and Loyalist College in Ontario, Canada, are teaming up to train graduate students in the analytical techniques required to investigate cannabis, and help them understand the regulatory landscape in both Canada and the U.S.