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“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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Landmark study into the genetic disorder offers clues into links between metabolism and mental health
Researchers at Northeastern and neighboring colleges say they’ve made a landmark discovery that takes a deeper look at the metabolic and biochemical origins of a debilitating genetic disease known to cause a range of symptoms and health problems. A new study, published Wednesday, focused on a severe neurodevelopmental disorder referred to as 16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome,...
Exp Mag: Riding the big wave with an inflatable safety vest
Grayson Kimball, a mental performance coach and psychology lecturer at Northeastern University comments on athlete's risk perception.
Q&A with Greg Coppola, MS Environmental Science and Policy
Gregory Coppoola shares his NU experience at COS.
This student’s interdisciplinary research lands him a Churchill Scholarship nomination.
Churchill Scholarship nominee, Cameron Young, shares his NU experience at the College of Science and College of Engineering.
Caroline Consoli shares her Northeastern University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society experience
Student shares her NU experience at the College of Science as well as how to get involved in NUSAAC.
Northeastern’s Covid-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant
As the world scrambles to make sense of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, Northeastern is ready to spot it if it enters our community. Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing laboratory can already detect the omicron variant through existing protocols. And that could save the university community precious time in identifying and responding to any threat...
Omicron variant questions mount– answers are on the way
Scientists keep close watch of the omicron variant as it continues to spread across South Africa.
Where others see walls, she looks for bridges
There was something familiar about the murals and graffiti, says Sarah Bernt. “It just evokes something that I had seen before.” Stretched across the Peace Wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, were messages of harmony and love. Bernt, who graduated from Northeastern in 2019 with a degree in political science, was on a political tour of...
When will we know more about the omicron variant?
A new Covid-19 variant, Omicron has been detected in South Africa.
With this new technology, 3D printing has come to life…literally
If humans are to live on Mars or the moon one day, we’ll need to be able to construct buildings to live, sleep, eat, and work in space. The way to do that, space agencies have said, is to 3D-print habitats or their components. But hauling enough of the Earth-derived materials used for most 3D...
Plantains, laundry, and skiing: students look forward to Thanksgiving
Students on Northeastern's Boston campus share their excitement to head home for the holidays.
This bioengineering co-op gets hands-on with Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Ella Strzegowski landed a co-op at Moderna, where she uses chromatography to examine the molecules in the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine solution.