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Meet our new COS Faculty: Jorge Morales
This fall, Jorge Morales, PhD, joins the psychology department at the College of Science as an assistant professor. He will also hold a secondary appointment in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Morales is currently completing post-doc work at Johns Hopkins University and starting his interdisciplinary lab at Northeastern. […]
September 13, 2021
Using this billion-dollar laser, physicists hope to probe the quantum world for new discoveries
Say you’re an aspiring physicist, probing the quantum world to gain insight into the fundamental nature of reality. There are two ways to go about your scientific odyssey, but both involve very expensive machinery. One way is to smash a bunch of atoms together, revealing their subatomic guts; another is to toss them under a […]
September 13, 2021
He cultivates the campus’s ‘urban forest’ with an eye on the future.
It is a sticky, tropical day in August, making the Boston campus feel like an open-air blast furnace. Good thing Northeastern has nearly 1,500 trees to absorb some of the heat, or it could feel a lot worse, says Stephen Schneider, the university’s new chief arborist. “One of the more beneficial aspects of this urban […]
August 27, 2021
You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements and neither can AI.
Distinguished Psychology Professor, Lisa Feldman Barrett's newest study finds that human emotions cannot be determined by facial expressions alone, they must rely on context.
August 20, 2021
This superbug dodges antibiotics. He’s finding a way to kill it.
Edward Geisinger, assistant professor of Biology at Northeastern, studies bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii that frequently infects hospital patients, and is resistant to antibiotics.
August 17, 2021
Here’s how Northeastern is keeping an eye on possible Covid-19 variants on campus.
In order to keep the Northeastern community safe, the Northeastern Covid-19 testing facility will implement additional testing for positive patients to track and monitor possible variants.
August 11, 2021
‘Holy grail discovery’ in solid-state physics could usher in new technologies
There are many mysteries still to unravel in the world of quantum mechanics, but scientists at Northeastern believe they’ve made a “holy grail” discovery that could help pave the way for the next generation of electronic devices. Their findings, published recently in Nature, center mostly on the discovery of a so-called topological axion insulator, a […]
August 10, 2021
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.
July 22, 2021
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.
July 14, 2021
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.
July 08, 2021
How termites deal with disease provides insights in the era of COVID-19
Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor and behavioral ecologist at Northeastern, explores the social behavior of termites, including how they care for their colony and communicate when they’re infected, fascinating evolutionary adaptations that are especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more on News@Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University.
July 08, 2021
Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think
Plastics are everywhere - and that's a problem. New research published in Science finds that plastics may be altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it.
July 08, 2021
The forecast said it would be 90 degrees. So why does your thermometer say it’s 100?
Socioeconomic inequalities often cause temperature differences between neighborhoods in the same area. Brian Helmuth, professor of marine and environmental sciences, examines this trend for News at Northeastern.
July 02, 2021
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier – Theoretical Condensed Matter & Biological Physics
Alessandro Vespignani, Sternberg Family Distinguished Professor of Physics, presents his research as part of the Northeastern Office of Alumni Relations College of Science Connects series.
June 30, 2021