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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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  • Gov. Baker welcomes United Negro College Fund internship participants to Boston, Northeastern

    Gov. Baker welcomes United Negro College Fund internship participants to Boston, Northeastern

    Gov. Charlie Baker visited Northeastern’s Boston campus Thursday to welcome students from across the U.S. who will spend the summer participating in programs organized by the United Negro College Fund in partnership with the university, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and local financial and life sciences companies.
  • Has your food been chemically altered? New database of 50,000 products provides answers.

    Has your food been chemically altered? New database of 50,000 products provides answers.

    Northeastern researchers have discovered a way to outline the components of any given food, cluing us in to what our food is really made of—and what it took to get to your plate.
  • How architects can make buildings ‘aware’ and benefit the local environment

    How architects can make buildings ‘aware’ and benefit the local environment

    Amy Mueller, Moira Zellner, and Daniel O’Brien propose a new process for architectural development that incorporates localized information about how a project will transform its surroundings, taken from a system of sensors and revising the role of community input in development projects.
  • Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Congratulations to the five undergraduate students who have been named 2022 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!
  • Instagram takeover: Katherine Antos

    Instagram takeover: Katherine Antos

    Katherine Antos, a marine and environmental sciences major, will take over our Instagram on Friday, June 3, to share her experience as a Horticulture Intern for Green City Growers (GCG).
  • Celebrating our 2022 graduates

    Celebrating our 2022 graduates

    The College of Science celebrated the Class of 2022 throughout the week of May 9!
  • Experts weigh-in: is Monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

    Experts weigh-in: is Monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

    Cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease, are being investigated in a growing number of countries, including the United States.
  • How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.

    How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.

    The ability to evaluate your feelings can be an important tool for regulating your emotions. Northeastern researchers uncovered where this process happens in the brain in a new study.
  • These identical twins launched research careers- as freshmen

    These identical twins launched research careers- as freshmen

    His experience with scoliosis inspired biology major Dillon Nishigaya to pursue research with the goal of becoming a surgeon or pediatrician in order to help others as he has been helped.
  • Researchers discover new “unexpected” phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

    Researchers discover new “unexpected” phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

    Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new quantum phenomenon in a specific class of materials, called antiferromagnetic insulators, that could yield new ways of powering “spintronic” and other technological devices of the future.
  • Your Google searches and tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak

    Your Google searches and tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak

    People leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they navigate the digital world, offering clues about what is happening in their lives—including their health. Northeastern’s Mauricio Santillana is using machine learning algorithms to turn those clues into an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
  • Northeastern Graduate Commencement: Leila Fadel Tells Class of 2022 to ‘Write the Rest of Your Story’

    Northeastern Graduate Commencement: Leila Fadel Tells Class of 2022 to ‘Write the Rest of Your Story’

    Embrace your fears, offered award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, the featured speaker at Northeastern University’s Commencement ceremony for graduate students on Friday morning at Fenway Park in Boston.