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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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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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Can we mimic the chemistry of the sun to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
Steven Lopez's research searches for a molecule that can create a new material to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Q&A with Tigran Melkonian, MS in Applied Mathematics
Q&A with Tigran Melkonian, MS Applied Mathematics
Q&A with Karissa Stisser, MS Applied Mathematics
Q&A with graduate student, Karissa Stisser.
Babies respond to sign language. What does that tell us about human nature?
Iris Berent's new research uncovers that infants are born with the ability to learn language, speech and sign.
David DeSteno believes science can learn from religion
Psychology professor, David DeSteno explains how science has been able to highlight the benefits that organized religion provides.
On co-op at The Food Project, she hopes to make a difference in the environmental justice field.
Sophia Samaha shares her experience as a College of Science student on co-op.
Could this treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Biology professor, Kim Lewis' research points to potential cure for chronic Lyme disease.
Knots in the fourth dimension, and other brain-twisters from 10 years of Northeastern’s postdoctoral math program.
Iva Halacheva explains her research involving knots in the fourth dimension.
Meet our new COS faculty: Joanna Weaver
Welcome our new COS faculty, Joanna Weaver.
Meet our new COS Faculty: Jose Perea
This August, Jose Perea joined the Mathematics department at the College of Science with a joint appointment at Khoury College of Computer Sciences. After receiving his PhD at Stanford University, Perea completed his post-doctoral studies at Duke University. His research focuses on topological data analysis, and he hopes to start his own lab at Northeastern...
Linguistics program releases their latest series of outstanding undergraduate research
The Linguistics Program in the College of Science is proud to announce the publication of the latest in their series of undergraduate working papers. The sixth volume of the Northeastern University Working Papers in Linguistics is now online, and showcases three outstanding pieces of language-related research. These papers furthermore highlight the ingenuity of our student...
He predicted the widespread Covid-19 pandemic early on. Now he’s being knighted by the Italian government.
Alessandro Vespignani is knighted by the Italian government for his contributions to advancing cooperation between Italy and the United States during the pandemic.