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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 What It Takes to Test a Covid-19 Vaccine with Clinical Trials

    Here’s What It Takes to Test a Covid-19 Vaccine with Clinical Trials

    People demand the rapid release of a COVID vaccine, but professor Mansoor Amiji breaks down the long process that is needed to ensure safety and effectiveness.
  • He’s Back in the Lab with His Salamanders

    He’s Back in the Lab with His Salamanders

    Working with axolotls, a regenerative Mexican salamander, has defined James Monaghan's adult life. But an international pandemic put a stop to his work.
  • Intestinal Bacteria Could Give Doctors an Objective Test for Chronic Lyme Disease

    Intestinal Bacteria Could Give Doctors an Objective Test for Chronic Lyme Disease

    Chronic Lyme disease is a relatively unknown to the general public, but horrific fact of life for many. A new way of identifying this mysterious syndrome doesn't involve any bulls-eye rashes, but your gut.
  • What Do We Know about Airborne Transmission of the Coronavirus?

    What Do We Know about Airborne Transmission of the Coronavirus?

    Research is mounting that COVID can spread easier than thought. How does this change how you should stay safe? And why haven't you heard more?
  • Northeastern to Preserve and Restore Existing Open Space on Nahant Campus and Create Permanent Ecological Study Area

    Northeastern to Preserve and Restore Existing Open Space on Nahant Campus and Create Permanent Ecological Study Area

    Northeastern creates offer to town of Nahant to help preserve an important ecological area. This includes support for the town itself, in the form of funding for elementary school programs, student scholarships, and more.
  • PhD Student Judene Thomas Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship

    PhD Student Judene Thomas Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship

    Congratulations Judene Thomas, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biology who has been named a recipient of the ‘20­–’21 Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship from Harvard Medical School.
  • Here’s Why Northeastern Is Testing Everyone on the Boston Campus for the Coronavirus

    Here’s Why Northeastern Is Testing Everyone on the Boston Campus for the Coronavirus

    Northeastern plans to test everyone who comes back to campus multiple times. The science behind this is simple.
  • Hybrid Nuflex Is Ready for the Fall Semester. Are You?

    Hybrid Nuflex Is Ready for the Fall Semester. Are You?

    Hybrid Nuflex is Northeastern's solution to keeping everyone on the same page in classes, whether students and professors are around the world or in the classroom.
  • Picking up PhD Research After the COVID-19 Quarantine

    Picking up PhD Research After the COVID-19 Quarantine

    A look back on Northeastern research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • What Can Ants and Termites Teach Us about Fighting Disease?

    What Can Ants and Termites Teach Us about Fighting Disease?

    Associate Professor Rebecca Rosengaus shares the bizarre ways social insects have evolved to survive disease and how this may help humans survive them better too.
  • Here’s How Northeastern Will Test Faculty and Staff for the Coronavirus

    Here’s How Northeastern Will Test Faculty and Staff for the Coronavirus

    Testing and keeping faculty safe is just as important as students for Northeastern. Here's how they intend to do it.
  • Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center Secures Certifications to Process the University’s Coronavirus Tests

    Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center Secures Certifications to Process the University’s Coronavirus Tests

    A brand new coronavirus testing facility on Northeastern’s Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, will help the university’s efforts to keep its community and surrounding neighborhoods safe with extensive testing of students, faculty, and staff.