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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • Here’s Why We Need a PSA for the COVID-19 Vaccine

    Here’s Why We Need a PSA for the COVID-19 Vaccine

    As COVID-19 vaccines begin making their way from science labs to doctors’ offices, three former U.S. presidents—Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama—have said they’re willing to get their shots on camera in order to encourage skeptical Americans to do the same. The move is “a good first step,” says psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, but a broader, […]
  • Big Ideas from a Small Scale: Professor Alexander Ivanov is Changing the Power of Proteomics

    Big Ideas from a Small Scale: Professor Alexander Ivanov is Changing the Power of Proteomics

    Proteomics will revolutionize the medical and pharmaceutical fields. Professor Alexander Ivanov and his ongoing research will be a part of that revolution.
  • College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Biomaterials

    College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Biomaterials

    Learn about biologically fabricated materials from engineered microbes from Associate Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor, Neel Joshi.
  • Dry Ice Can Do More than Make Fog. It’s Key to Keeping the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold.

    Dry Ice Can Do More than Make Fog. It’s Key to Keeping the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold.

    Exploring how dry ice is helping move vaccines and save lives
  • Researchers Observe the Bizarre Sexual Behavior of Shipworms for the First Time

    Researchers Observe the Bizarre Sexual Behavior of Shipworms for the First Time

    New sexual behavior is observed for the first time in shipworms by Northeastern scientists.
  • Understanding Nitrogen’s Impact on Coastal Zones

    Understanding Nitrogen’s Impact on Coastal Zones

    A new study led by Jennifer Bowen aims to understand the human impact of nitrogen in coastal zones.
  • At the Intersection of Finance and Sustainability: Grad Co-op Profile

    At the Intersection of Finance and Sustainability: Grad Co-op Profile

    Northeastern graduate student Tori Yanco shares her recent co-op experience at Liberty Mutual's Sustainability, Strategy, & Planning department.
  • Your Covid-19 Test Swabs Can Help Researchers at Northeastern

    Your Covid-19 Test Swabs Can Help Researchers at Northeastern

    Donating your cotton swab data could teach us about COVID-19
  • Your Brain Is the World’s Most Proficient Accountant. Here’s How.

    Your Brain Is the World’s Most Proficient Accountant. Here’s How.

    Lisa Feldman Barrett, distinguished professor of psychology, has a new book out.
  • Faculty Research Talks: Exploring the Smallest Scales with the World’s Biggest Science Experiments with Toyoko Orimoto

    Faculty Research Talks: Exploring the Smallest Scales with the World’s Biggest Science Experiments with Toyoko Orimoto

    Learn how Professor Orimoto is breaking down the Standard Model in particle physics to understand how our universe is built.
  • Faculty Research Talks: Sex Differences in Fearful Behavior with Rebecca Shansky

    Faculty Research Talks: Sex Differences in Fearful Behavior with Rebecca Shansky

    Hear from Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, and Peter Bex, Chair of the Psychology Department, introduced Professor Shansky to speak about her revolutionary research in how sex affects brain structure and function.
  • Four Northeastern Researchers Named to 2020 List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’

    Four Northeastern Researchers Named to 2020 List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’

    Each year, the researchers most cited by their peers are recognized for their achievements in science. This year the College of Science has four faculty with the distinction.