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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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  • When a heatwave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish’s perspective

    When a heatwave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish’s perspective

    Brian Helmuth, marine science and public policy professor at Northeastern, and his team built "robomussels" and other temperature loggers in an effort to find refugia for the mussels dying as a result of record-setting heatwaves.
  • This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic–and the impact of climate change

    This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic–and the impact of climate change

    Professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern, Mark Patterson, receives the Fulbright U.S. scholar award to further his research mapping uncharted kelp forests in the Canadian Arctic.
  • College of Science Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination Process

    College of Science Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination Process

    The Awards recognize and reward outstanding NU College of Science faculty for excellence in teaching.  These teaching awards were established to confer honor upon individuals whose inspiration and contributions to student learning are truly significant. The award is presented annually. Each awardee receives a certificate and $1000. Up to three faculty may be selected each...
  • No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    Paul Whitford and a team of scientists develop an inhalable vaccine strategy in the hopes of offering a simple and efficient way of administering COVID-19 vaccines.
  • A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridi received a Women Who Empower Innovator Award for their temperature-sensing device, SaluTemp.
  • What would make oysters better? This scientist is figuring it out.

    What would make oysters better? This scientist is figuring it out.

    Katie Lotterhos, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently received two prestigious awards: a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, and a Fulbright scholarship.
  • A new wave of COVID-19 infections is surging through Africa. These students want to help.

    A new wave of COVID-19 infections is surging through Africa. These students want to help.

    Northeastern students from interdisciplinary backgrounds, including Nita Akoh, who studies neuroscience, are making a difference in the global fight against COVID-19.
  • What would make oysters better? This scientist is figuring it out.

    What would make oysters better? This scientist is figuring it out.

    Katie Lotterhos receives two prestigious awards for her work breeding oysters in the hopes of restoring marine populations.
  • Meet the Three Seas alumni making waves in their fields

    Meet the Three Seas alumni making waves in their fields

    Graduates of Three Seas pursue various careers in environmental consulting, non-profit work, state and federal government, outreach and education, and scientific research support.
  • Did a legendary trout really ride the rails from California to Missouri?

    Did a legendary trout really ride the rails from California to Missouri?

    Crane Creek flows right to left in front of me, spring-fed and uncommonly clear and cool, slicing through trees that line both banks. Shallow and thin, it runs 25 miles through thick forests in southwest Missouri, at some points no farther across than a fishing pole is long. You could walk across it and never...
  • Mark Patterson Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Canada

    Mark Patterson Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Canada

    Mark Patterson has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Canada as the Research Chair on Advancing Transdisciplinary Research on the Changing North at the Université Laval, Québec.
  • She’s researching whether brain wave stimulation can slow Alzheimer’s

    She’s researching whether brain wave stimulation can slow Alzheimer’s

    Justyna Stukin, a behavioral neuroscience major, is researching whether brain wave stimulation can slow the impact of Alzheimer's disease.